by George Christian | May 29, 2026
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a Jefferson County district court’s judgment finding TxDOT liable to an injured plaintiff under the Texas Tort Claims Act. Texas Department of Transportation v. Oscar Camarillo (No. 99-24-00180-CV; March 19, 2026) arose from...
by George Christian | May 28, 2026
The Waco Court of Appeals has ruled that an insurer had a duty to defend under a CGL policy in a third-party liability case in which the plaintiff’s worker status arguably fell outside a broad exclusion for employee lawsuits. Admiral Insurance Company v. Lippert...
by George Christian | May 28, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a San Antonio Court of Appeals ruling that allowed an electric utility’s to upgrade a power line on an easement acquired in the 1940s. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that although the utility established that it had an easement...
by George Christian | May 27, 2026
In a 5-4 decision, the Texas Supreme Court has held that the $25 million cap on the amount of a supersedeas bond applies on a per judgment debtor basis. TCJL filed an amicus curiae brief in the case arguing that the statute, § 52.006, CPRC, establishes an aggregate,...
by George Christian | May 27, 2026
The Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals has affirmed three TC orders denying a county’s and ISD’s plea to the jurisdiction in a payment dispute with general contractors over repairs to damage caused by Hurricane Harvey. Aransas County v. NorthStar Recovery...
by George Christian | May 26, 2026
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has granted an insurer’s petition for writ of mandamus vacating a trial court order denying its motion to bifurcate a trial arising from a dispute over property damage allegedly caused by a hurricane. In re Covington Specialty Insurance...
by George Christian | May 22, 2026
Another party has tried to get out from under the jurisdiction of the Business Court by alleging that a plaintiff was forum shopping or faking its pleadings to invoke the court’s jurisdiction. Pradera SFR, LLC v. American Housing Ventures, LLC (2026 Tex. Bus. 25; May...
by George Christian | May 21, 2026
The Business Court has granted partial summary judgment in a dispute between chemical companies over the terms of a purchase and exchange agreement. Westlake Longview Corp. and Westlake Chemical OPCO, LP v. Eastman Chemical Co. (2026 Tex. Bus. 26; May 13, 2026) arose...
by George Christian | May 20, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court has instructed the El Paso Court of Appeals to accept a permissive appeal to resolve a trial court’s reluctance to apply the Court’s binding precedent. The Court’s action follows through with legislative changes to the interlocutory appeal...
by George Christian | May 20, 2026
The Business Court has rejected an attempt to remove a case to Business Court where defendants in a multi-million lease dispute missed the statutory deadline for filing their notice of removal. DrinkPAK, LLC v. PRIII/Crow Building C, LP and Trammell Crow Company, LLC...
