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...
by George Christian | Oct 17, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted Texas Central Railroad’s petition for writ of mandamus to compel a Harris County district court to vacate an ex parte TRO in a class action lawsuit brought by “unsuspecting tenants” on the railroad’s property. In re...
by George Christian | Oct 16, 2025
The Eastland Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court judgment awarding damages to a surface estate owner who took it upon himself to bury a producer’s flow lines when the producer did not fully comply with a lease provision permitting the lessor to request...
by George Christian | Oct 16, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting summary judgment to Port Freeport on the basis that its condemnation petition failed to state public use with the statutorily required specificity. Henry Jones, et al. v. Port Freeport (No....
by George Christian | Oct 15, 2025
The 15th Court of Appeals has rejected a constitutional challenge to the statute authorizing the Comptroller to record a tax lien against a delinquent state taxpayer’s nonexempt real and personal property. Vinh Huu Cao & Mai Hong Luu v. Kelly Hancock, In His...
by George Christian | Oct 14, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded an atypical breach of contract case in which the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of parties that didn’t request it. Insurors Indemnity Company v. Quality Works Construction, Inc., Misheck...
by George Christian | Oct 13, 2025
The San Antonio [Fourth Division] Business Court has ruled that it does not have jurisdiction over a case removed from a probate court because Plaintiff didn’t agree to the removal. Charlotte Rogers Barrett v. Marcus T. Barrett, IV, et al. (No. 25-BC04A-0013; 2025...
by George Christian | Oct 9, 2025
Defendants in a multi-party action arising from a construction accident at a Port Arthur LNG terminal have petitioned the multi-district litigation panel to transfer to an MDL pre-trial court a number of personal injury actions filed in Harris and Jefferson Counties....
by George Christian | Oct 9, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed that filing motion to dismiss on res judicata grounds in a Texas lawsuit does not bar foreign judgment creditors from domesticating a New York judgment in Texas under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act...
