by George Christian | Dec 1, 2024
9-13-24 The Texas Supreme Court has granted review in a case from the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals raising the question of whether a mineral lessee owns subsurface caverns the lessee created in its salt mining operation. Myers-Woodward, LLC v. Underground Services...
by George Christian | Nov 8, 2024
Today TCJL filed an amicus curiae brief in in support of the investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities’ petition for writ of mandamus in the ongoing Winter Storm Uri MDL in Harris County. In In Re ONCOR Electric Delivery Co. LLC; ONCOR Electric Delivery...
by George Christian | Nov 7, 2024
In re Bruce L. Jamison (No. 09-21-00223-CV; October 24, 2024) arose from a nasty dispute associated with the involuntary windup of a luxury auto dealer in Montgomery County. Jamison’s client, Powers, applied to the trial court to windup the business but also asserted...
by George Christian | Nov 5, 2024
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a nearly $2 million judgment, $380,000 of which consisted of punitive damages, against two executives of a credit card processing company who allegedly defrauded a lender. Background The facts of Thomas A. “Kip” Hyde and...
by George Christian | Nov 5, 2024
Rotary Drillrigs International, S.A. DE C.V. v. Control Flow, Inc. (No. 14-23-00648-CV; August 13, 2024) arose from a contract dispute. Rotary Drillrigs sued Control Flow for negligence and breach of contract, alleging that it had not received more than $1.6 million...
by George Christian | Nov 4, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Texarkana Court of Appeals decision holding that a plaintiff waived claims stricken by the trial court because her amended pleading omitted them. In the Estate of Billy Wayne Phillips, Deceased (No. 24-0366; November 1, 2024)...
by George Christian | Nov 1, 2024
The saga of the Winter Storm Uri litigation has once again come before the Texas Supreme Court, as the last defendants left standing in the case—the investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities (TDUs)—have petitioned the Court for a writ of mandamus ordering...
by George Christian | Oct 31, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision in a case stemming from a fatal shooting at a Dallas-area Home Depot in 2018. The facts of Chad Seward, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., and Point 2 Point Global Security, Inc. v. Rogelio...
by George Christian | Oct 29, 2024
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has substantially reduced a multi-million judgment in a breach of contract case involving modification of a private aircraft. Gulf View Private Investment, Inc. f/k/a Whitesell International, Inc., Neil Whitesell, Vincent Constantino,...
by George Christian | Oct 29, 2024
Yesterday TCJL filed an amicus curiae brief with the Texas Supreme Court in support of an Austrian aircraft-engine manufacturer’s petition for review. The case, BRP-Rotax GMBH & Co. KG v. Sheema Shaik and Touseef Siddiqui (No. 23-0756), arose from the crash of...
