Business Court Tosses Lawsuit Arising Out of Dispute Between Devotees of Indian Saint Sai Baba

by George Christian | Aug 10, 2026

The Business Court has granted summary judgment to defendants in a lawsuit brought by trustees who pushed forward with an election to divest the existing board of directors from the management of the temple but didn’t amend the nonprofit corporation’s certificate of...

15th Court of Appeals Rules for Comptroller in Franchise Tax Dispute Over COGS Deduction

by George Christian | Aug 10, 2026

The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment against two taxpayers whose franchise tax audit resulted in a deficiency. Toro Rojo, Inc. and Casco Hauling and Excavating Co. v. Kelly Hancock, Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas; and Ken...

15th Court of Appeals Rejects Breach of Contract, Takings Claims Against MD Anderson Based on Sovereign Immunity

by George Christian | Aug 7, 2026

The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying MD Anderson’s plea to the jurisdiction in a suit alleging that it breached a license agreement with a cancer technology research firm. The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, The...

Business Court Largely Dismisses Lawsuit by Disgruntled Parishioners Against Second Baptist Church of Houston

by George Christian | Aug 7, 2026

The Business Court has granted summary judgment to the Second Baptist Church on most claims brought by an association of church members that contested a change in church bylaws regarding the appointment of a new pastor and management of church assets. Jeremiah Counsel...

15th Court of Appeals Affirms TC Dismissal of State’s Lawsuit Against City of Dallas and State Fair of Texas Over Gun Ban

by George Christian | Aug 7, 2026

The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to the City of Dallas and State Fair of Texas in the much ballyhooed (and blatantly political) effort of the Office of Attorney General to block the State Fair’s decision to bar guns...

Business Court Rejects Work Product Privilege Assertion in Discovery Dispute

by George Christian | Aug 6, 2026

The Business Court has rejected an investment entity’s assertion of the work product privilege for notes taken by one of its representatives of a phone call with a former employee of the entity’s opponent in the litigation. Synergy Thermogen, Inc. and Synergy...

15th Court of Appeals Applies Sovereign Immunity to Bar Property Owner’s Suit Seeking Restitution of Property Sold by State to Pay a Subsequently Overturned DTPA Judgment

by George Christian | Aug 6, 2026

The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying the state’s plea to the jurisdiction in a lawsuit seeking restitution for the value of property sold at a forced sale to pay a judgment for the state in a public enforcement action under the DTPA. That...

Divided 15th Court Rules That Attorney Immunity Applies to Attorney That Allegedly Provided Business Advice to Corporate Entity

by George Christian | Aug 5, 2026

A split 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Business Court order denying an attorney defendant’s Rule 91a motion to dismiss based on the affirmative defense of attorney immunity. In re Frank Jackson (No. 15-25-00235-CV; July 14, 2026) arose from a wrongful...

Business Court Grants Special Appearance to California Resident Who Acted as Defendants’ Agent in Disputed Texas Deal

by George Christian | Aug 5, 2026

The Business Court has dismissed a non-resident individual from a Texas business dispute for lack of personal jurisdiction, CWK Management, Inc., for itself and derivatively on behalf of CWKCWE Management, LLC; and Vincent Carfora v. Deno Maggi; Terrall Hill; Bill...

Business Court Throws Out Fraud Claims in Suit Between AT&T and Service Provider, But Sends Contract Claims to Jury Trial

by George Christian | Aug 4, 2026

The Business Court has dismissed competing fraud claims in a dispute between AT&T and a former service provider over the termination of a lucrative alliance over “kickbacks” allegedly paid by the provider to AT&T employees. Fiberwave, Inc., f/k/a Spearhead...