by George Christian | Oct 8, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a $1.5 million punitive damages judgment against a trucking company that procured a nonsubscriber policy for an independent contractor truck driver who knew that he wasn’t covered by the policy in the first place. Pilot...
by George Christian | Oct 7, 2025
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a $34 million default judgment against a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. Polaris Electronic Co. Ltd. v. Raspberry 353 LLC (No. 05-23-00382-CV; August 29, 2025) a prior suit between Razberi Technologies, Inc., a Dallas-based...
by George Christian | Oct 6, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a hospital management company’s motion for an emergency stay while it considers the company’s petition for writ of mandamus in a discovery dispute. In re HCA Management Services, L.P. (No. 25-0872; granted October 3, 2025) arose...
by George Christian | Oct 6, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review an Austin Court of Appeals decision upholding a judgment against an Austin hydraulics company for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair of a faulty hydraulic cylinder on a crane. Diamond Hydraulics,...
by George Christian | Oct 3, 2025
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting Southwestern Medical Center’s plea to the jurisdiction in suit filed by a biotech company whose chemical compound was used by Southwestern researchers under a contract with a third party. Curadev...
by George Christian | Oct 2, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of an Austin Court of Appeals decision affirming trial court orders dismissing a legal malpractice case under Rule 91a. Amber Carden and William Duncan McGee v. Minton, Bassett, Flores & Carsey, P.C. and John C. Carsey,...
by George Christian | Oct 1, 2025
In a case we missed the first time around, the Texas Supreme Court has denied review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision reversing part of a summary judgment against a Dallas-based common carrier on claims asserted under Mexican law. Jose Luis Varela as...
by George Christian | Sep 30, 2025
In a case involving the former Chapter 313 tax limitation statute, the 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting the Comptroller’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case in which the Comptroller withdrew a certificate of limitation after the law...
by George Christian | Sep 29, 2025
In a case involving policy exclusions purporting to exclude commercial losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dallas Court of Appeals has in large part reversed and remanded a summary judgment in favor of the excess insurers. While the court upheld summary...
by George Christian | Sep 26, 2025
The Eastland Court of Appeals has granted a petition for writ of mandamus ordering a trial court to vacate an order levying sanctions against the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association (TPCIGA), a non-party to a lawsuit between an insured and its...
