by George Christian | Jan 15, 2026
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Justice David Gunn has urged Texas appellate courts to rule that trial courts do not have discretion to submit pretext instructions that “single out one side’s take on key testimony and prod the jury to find for that side.” Though he...
by George Christian | Jan 15, 2026
The 10th Court of Appeals reversed a trial court order denying the motion to compel arbitration in a breach of contract dispute involving application of the incorporation by reference doctrine. Mitchell Constuction Company, Inc. v. Superior Commercial Concrete, LLC...
by George Christian | Jan 15, 2026
In the second of two mandamus proceedings, the Texas Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort by Supreme Court candidate David Rogers to land a spot on the GOP primary ballot. The court earlier denied a similar petition for writ of mandamus by former SCOTX...
by George Christian | Jan 14, 2026
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has held that an indemnity provision in a master contract between a refinery owner and a contractor did not impose a comparative indemnity obligation on the contractor. It thus reversed a $46 million judgment in favor of the owner....
by George Christian | Jan 14, 2026
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reversed a $300,000 judgment against a beer distributor stemming from an accident involving one of its trucks because the plaintiff failed to establish that an allegedly defective tire substantially caused the accident. Houston...
by George Christian | Jan 13, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision dismissing the appeal of a party who challenged the validity of a settlement agreement approved by the trial court. 1 Coventry Court, LLC v. The Downs of Hillcrest Residential Association, Inc....
by George Christian | Jan 12, 2026
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a $750,000 attorney’s fee award to a defendant in a trade secrets misappropriation case who alleged that plaintiff filed the suit in bad faith. Teligistics, Inc. v. Advanced Personal Computing, Inc. d/b/a Liquid...
by George Christian | Jan 9, 2026
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has delivered a prodigiously well-researched opinion on the law of enforcing arbitration agreements against nonsignatory agents of a corporate defendant. Maireni Peguero; Brad Young; and Dyno Petro v. Jerry Freishtat and Justin...
by George Christian | Jan 8, 2026
Delfino Ornelas, III, Individually; Delfino Ornelas, III, Derivatively on Behalf of I Am Trucking, LLC; Delfino Ornelas, III Derivatively on Behalf of Veracity Oilfield Services, LLC v. Erasmo Herrera (No. 25-BC04B-0001; 2025 Tex. Bus. 51; December 18, 2025) arose...
by George Christian | Jan 7, 2026
The Waco Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court denial of an out-of-state political action committee’s TCPA motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a member of the Texas House of Representatives. Courageous Conservatives PAC v. Hon. Pat Curry, State Representative...
