by George Christian | Oct 28, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a pipeline company’s petition for review of a Houston [1st] Court of Appeals split decision affirming a $6.1 million judgment against the company for breach of contract. American Midstream (Alabama Intrastate), LLC v. Rainbow Energy...
by George Christian | Oct 25, 2024
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order certifying a class action against a manufacturer of electronic valves for water filtration systems. Background The facts of Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC v. Paul Belsome, et al. (No....
by George Christian | Oct 24, 2024
Patricia Martin v. Methodist Health Centers d/b/a Houston Methodist Willowbrook and Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. (No.14-23-00418-CV; filed July 16, 2024) arose from a medical malpractice claim based on the physician’s failure to timely diagnose rectal cancer, which...
by George Christian | Oct 23, 2024
Manohar Singh Mann, Narinder Singh Nagra and Bhupinder Singh v. Sikh National Center, Inc. (No. 14-23-00272-CV; filed August 1, 2024) arose from a dispute between the Sikh National Center (SNC) and the appellants over access to SNC’s bank accounts. SNC filed suit,...
by George Christian | Oct 22, 2024
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has ruled that Type A economic development corporations, although their liability is limited by statute, are not entitled to governmental immunity from suit. In Hitchcock Industrial Development Corp. v. Cressman Tubular Products...
by George Christian | Oct 21, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a temporary stay pending consideration of a petition for writ of mandamus in a divorce case in which a trial court granted a party’s motion for new trial after the parties had reached a pair of Rule 11 settlement agreements. The...
by George Christian | Oct 18, 2024
In a case pitting appellate firms who are frequent flyers at the Texas Supreme Court, the Court has denied several defendants’ petition for writ of mandamus that claimed a series of procedural abuses by the trial court in a personal injury action. In re C&J Well...
by George Christian | Oct 17, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a restaurant’s petition for review of a Dallas Court of Appeals’ decision reversing a summary judgment in its favor. Raoger Corporation d/b/a Cadot Restaurant v. Barrie Myers (No. 05-21-00988-CV; No. 23-0662; granted September 27,...
by George Christian | Oct 16, 2024
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed longtime appellate lawyer David Gunn to the First Court of Appeals, Place 4, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2026. Gunn replaces Justice April Farris, whom the Governor appointed to the new statewide 15th Court of Appeals....
by George Christian | Oct 16, 2024
In a somewhat unusual case, the Texas Supreme Court has granted a physician’s petition for review of a Houston [1st] Court of Appeals determination that a claim against the physician based on the physician’s letter regarding the suitability of a pit bull as a...
