by George Christian | Oct 13, 2025
The San Antonio [Fourth Division] Business Court has ruled that it does not have jurisdiction over a case removed from a probate court because Plaintiff didn’t agree to the removal. Charlotte Rogers Barrett v. Marcus T. Barrett, IV, et al. (No. 25-BC04A-0013; 2025...
by George Christian | Oct 9, 2025
Defendants in a multi-party action arising from a construction accident at a Port Arthur LNG terminal have petitioned the multi-district litigation panel to transfer to an MDL pre-trial court a number of personal injury actions filed in Harris and Jefferson Counties....
by George Christian | Oct 9, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed that filing motion to dismiss on res judicata grounds in a Texas lawsuit does not bar foreign judgment creditors from domesticating a New York judgment in Texas under the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act...
by George Christian | Oct 8, 2025
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a $1.5 million punitive damages judgment against a trucking company that procured a nonsubscriber policy for an independent contractor truck driver who knew that he wasn’t covered by the policy in the first place. Pilot...
by George Christian | Oct 7, 2025
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a $34 million default judgment against a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. Polaris Electronic Co. Ltd. v. Raspberry 353 LLC (No. 05-23-00382-CV; August 29, 2025) a prior suit between Razberi Technologies, Inc., a Dallas-based...
by Justin Gailey | Oct 6, 2025
There are 17 proposed constitutional amendments on the Texas November 2025 ballot. Complete information is available on the Texas Secretary of State website at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2025-explanatory-statements.pdf. Proposition Number 1 Prop....
by Carol Sims | Oct 6, 2025
TCJL 39th Annual Meeting 2025 Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin (TIMES UPDATED) 10:00-12:00 CLE Growing Pains: Reviewing the First Year of the 15th Court of Appeals and Business Courts Continuing Legal Education – CLE...
by George Christian | Oct 6, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a hospital management company’s motion for an emergency stay while it considers the company’s petition for writ of mandamus in a discovery dispute. In re HCA Management Services, L.P. (No. 25-0872; granted October 3, 2025) arose...
by George Christian | Oct 6, 2025
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review an Austin Court of Appeals decision upholding a judgment against an Austin hydraulics company for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair of a faulty hydraulic cylinder on a crane. Diamond Hydraulics,...
by George Christian | Oct 3, 2025
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting Southwestern Medical Center’s plea to the jurisdiction in suit filed by a biotech company whose chemical compound was used by Southwestern researchers under a contract with a third party. Curadev...
