by George Christian | Feb 2, 2026
In a case raising the issue of the status of conflicting trial court orders stating findings of fact and conclusions of law, the Waco Court of Appeals has held that the trial court intended to sign the findings and conclusions that supported the judgment. Dudley...
by George Christian | Feb 2, 2026
On remand from the Texas Supreme Court, the El Paso Court of Appeals has construed the term “horizontal drilling” in a retained-acreage clause to begin at the point the wellbore deviates from its vertical orientation, regardless of its angle, and to end at the...
by George Christian | Jan 30, 2026
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment dismissing a royalty owner lawsuit against several producers because the owners didn’t comply with the court’s order to join all interest owners under Rule 39, TRCP. Norman Ross Becken, et al. v....
by George Christian | Jan 29, 2026
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has mandamused a trial court for denying an insurer’s Rule 91 motion where the insurer timely paid the appraisal award in full. In re American Risk Insurance Company, Inc. (No. 01-25-00575-CV; November 25, 2025) arose from a dispute...
by George Christian | Jan 28, 2026
Esteban Quintero and ATS Concrete Services, Inc. v. Urban Infrastruction LLC and Anup Tamrakar (No. 25-BC01A-0022’ 2026 Tex. Bus. 3; January 26, 2026) arose from Quintero’s request that the Business Court reconsider a previous order granting Defendants’s motion for...
by George Christian | Jan 28, 2026
The El Paso Court of Appeals has applied an exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act for transportation workers actively engaged in interstate commerce. In LKQ Automotive d/b/a Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. and Jesus Duron v. Adan Robert Romo (No....
by George Christian | Jan 27, 2026
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed the trial court’s ruling that the TCPA did not apply to Defendant Hutchison’s counterclaim for breach of fiduciary duties. Jeff Carlson and Daniel Calderon v. Hutchison, Incorporated, Farm & Ranch Holdings, LLC, and...
by George Christian | Jan 26, 2026
Hatteras Evergreen Private Equity Fund, LLC, and Hatteras Investment Partners LP v. Longboard Capital, LLC (No. 14-24-00938-CV; November 20, 2025) arose from a business deal gone terribly awry. Longboat invested $1,250,000 in Hatteras’s investment fund and purchased...
by George Christian | Jan 26, 2026
In a case in which the Texas Supreme Court denied review, Justice Young has issued a concurring opinion identifying an issue that could trouble the trial and appellate courts in years to come: whether and under what circumstances a trial court should consider the...
by George Christian | Jan 23, 2026
The 5th Court of Appeals reversed a trial court order dismissing with prejudice breach of claims of several hospitals’ claims against an insurer on the basis that the claims were barred by the Insurance Code. Dallas Medical Center, LLC (d/b/a Dallas Medical Center),...
