by George Christian | Jul 25, 2024
In a win for Houston property taxpayers, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has ruled that the Houston City Council underfunded the city’s Drainage Fund in its 2020 budget in violation of the city charter. James Robert Jones and Allen Watson v. John Whitmire, in his...
by George Christian | Jul 24, 2024
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has held that Texas has no jurisdiction over an out-of-state law firm that nationally solicits clients for personal injury and death cases arising from the use of mytragynine, or “Kratom” Theodore Oshman, Oshman Firm, LLC, and Oshman...
by George Christian | Jul 23, 2024
Lois J. Blanton v. Red Desert Enterprises, LLC and Cheryl Miles, (02-23-00191-CV; May 2, 2024) arose from a dispute over about 3.9 acres of land in Fort Worth. In 2008 the Blanton Family Partnership (BFP) conveyed part of the property to Keystone Exploration,...
by George Christian | Jul 22, 2024
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has affirmed a Williamson County district court’s dismissal of claims against the City of Austin and the nonprofit developer of a housing project for the homeless. Chaudhari Partnership v. AHFC Pecan Park PSH Non-Profit Corporation and...
by George Christian | Jul 18, 2024
In re Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and John Silovsky, In His Official Capacity as Wildlife Division Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (No. 05-24-00582-CV; May 23, 2024) arose from a commercial deer breeder’s lawsuit to enjoing the Texas Parks...
by George Christian | Jul 17, 2024
A man wrote an email to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission inquiring about the Commission’s interest in purchasing an 1836 letter in his possession allegedly written by Republic of Texas President David G. Burnet to Thomas Toby, whom the Legislature...
by George Christian | Jul 16, 2024
Over a spirited dissent, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court ruling that a “regular use” exclusion in a UM/UIM policy violated public policy and could not be enforced. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company v. Artemiz Freeman (No....
by George Christian | Jul 15, 2024
David Zinmeister & Marlene Zinmeister v. Houston Methodist Hospital (No. 14-22-00873-CV; May 16, 2024) stemmed from a health care liability claim alleging that the hospital and hospital staff botched David’s post-surgical care by failing to appoint a hospitalist...
by George Christian | Jul 11, 2024
The Texas Supreme Court has denied review of an Eastland Court of Appeals decision dismissing a landowner’s appeal for want of jurisdiction on the basis that the lawyer who filed objections to the commissioners’ award and pursued the appeal never represented the...
by George Christian | Jul 10, 2024
The El Paso Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order denying a contractor’s motion to compel arbitration after the contractor waited nearly two years before seeking arbitration on the eve of trial. Humberto Rivas, Individually, Steve Rivas,...