by George Christian | Apr 20, 2026
In an opinion concurring with SCOTX’s denial of review of an asbestos case from the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals, Justice Young, joined by Justices Sullivan and Hawkins, called for the Court to clarify that the proof-of-dose requirement for establishing substantial...
by George Christian | Apr 17, 2026
The Business Court has dismissed a truck and trailer financing company’s fraud claims against an Indiana-based trailer manufacturer for lack of jurisdiction. Daimer Truck Financial Services USA LLC v. Vanguard National Trailer Corporation, CIMC Reefer Trailer, Inc.,...
by George Christian | Apr 16, 2026
In a case of first impression, the 15th Court of Appeals has held that the federal Anti-Head Tax Act preempts the application of the Texas franchise tax to revenues from an airline’s baggage fees, passenger ticket sales, and freight transportation apportioned to...
by George Christian | Apr 15, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a physician’s petition for writ of mandamus to compel a trial court to vacate its order granting a new trial where the jury returned an 11-1 defense verdict. In re Leo Lapuerta, M.D., F.A.C.S., and The Plastic Surgery Institute of...
by George Christian | Apr 15, 2026
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court judgment on the basis that the parties’ agreement contained an arbitration clause that, by adopting AAA commercial rules, delegated arbitrability to the arbitrator. AutoLotto, Inc. v. Paychex, Inc. (No....
by George Christian | Apr 14, 2026
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals decision holding that 2005 changes to the Public Utility Regulatory Act did not apply to a 1984 agreement between a telecomm provider and San Antonio’s electric utility governing pole-attachment...
by George Christian | Apr 14, 2026
Reversing the trial court, the 15th Court of Appeals has held that the public disclosure exception to the Medicaid fraud statute applied to the claims of three qui tam relators for a share of $212.3 million settlement. State of Texas v. Alexandra Alvarez, Joshua...
by George Christian | Apr 13, 2026
In a statement in connection with SCOTX’s denial of rehearing of a petition for review, Justice Evan Young has invited litigants with disputes implicating the Texas Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act to bring cases to SCOTX for review. The case at hand, Executive...
by George Christian | Apr 13, 2026
In a case that attracted a lot of interest from producers and royalty owners, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a San Antonio Court of Appeals decision holding that an oil and gas deed that reserved a royalty on minerals “produced from the above described acreage”...
by George Christian | Apr 13, 2026
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a physician’s motion to dismiss claims that he changed a liver transplant list to exclude claimants’ relatives, all of whom later died, for failure to serve an expert report. John S. Bynon v....
