by George Christian | Oct 30, 2025
In a personal jurisdiction suit concerning notices Yelp attached to crisis pregnancy center business pages, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a trial court order granting Yelp’s special appearance, finding that while Yelp defeated the State’s general...
by George Christian | Oct 29, 2025
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to an electric utility in a breach of contract action arising from a dispute over alleged interference with the utility’s maintenance of an easement. William Edwards and Lynda...
by George Christian | Oct 28, 2025
The El Paso Court of Appeals has reversed a $13 million judgment in favor of the plaintiff on vicarious liability and direct liability claims against a home care provider. New Mission Home Care, LLC v. Tony Lawrence Read, Individually and as Independent Administrator...
by George Christian | Oct 27, 2025
In a concurring opinion on the denial of mandamus requested by a defendant in a Medicaid fraud qui tam action, Justices Evan Young and James Sullivan have invited the 15th Court of Appeals to consider the constitutionality of qui tam litigation before SCOTX has to. In...
by George Christian | Oct 27, 2025
The Austin Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order granting summary judgment to an Austin-area sports bar in a dram shop case. Jane Stuart Wilson, and George Zahar, Jr., as Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Zahar, Deceased v. Shooters Billiards &...
by George Christian | Oct 24, 2025
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a Dallas County court at law’s order denying a defendant’s special appearance in a breach of contract and fraud case and dismissed the defendant from the case. Greg Lindberg v. Scott Roskind, Individually, as Representative for...
by George Christian | Oct 23, 2025
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has conditionally granted a group of oil producers’ petition for writ of mandamus seeking to invalidate a venue-selection clause, finding the agreement at issue did not involve a “major transaction” under § 15.020, CPRC. In Re INEOS...
by George Christian | Oct 22, 2025
The 15th Court of Appeals has conditionally granted mandamus petitions filed by 22 nonparty patients whose medical records have been subpoenaed by the state in an SB 14 lawsuit against two physicians. In re Nonparty Patient No. 1, et al. (No. 15-25-00031(2)-CV;...
by George Christian | Oct 21, 2025
In a third-party liability case involving an oil and gas operator, an oilfield services company, and the services company’s liability insurer, the Eastland Court of Appeals has denied the operator’s petition for writ of mandamus seeking to lift a trial court order...
by George Christian | Oct 20, 2025
In a case arising from natural gas production interruptions caused by Winter Storm Uri, the Business Court [11TH Division] has ruled that a natural-gas purchase and sale agreement did not require the Seller to purchase gas on the spot market to meet its delivery...
