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MDL Panel Considering Transfer Petition for LNG Terminal Construction Accident
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...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Rules That Foreign Judgment Creditors May Domesticate a New York Judgment in Texas and Seek Dismissal of Similar Texas Suit on Res Judicata Grounds
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...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses $1.5 Million Punitive Damages Award in Questionable Fraud Lawsuit Over Nonsubscriber Policy
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....
Dallas Court of Appeals Overturns $34 Million Judgment Against Taiwanese Manufacturer for Lack of Jurisdiction
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...
SCOTX Stays Premises Liability Lawsuit Against Hospital to Consider Mandamus Petition in Discovery Dispute
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...
SCOTX Grants Review of Austin Court of Appeals Decision Affirming Plaintiff’s Judgment in Implied Warranty Case
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...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Biotech Company’s Takings, Tort Claims Against Southwestern Medical Center in Dispute Over Cancer Research
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...
SCOTX Grants Review in Legal Malpractice Case Raising Rule 91a, TCPA Questions
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of an Austin Court of Appeals decision affirming trial court orders dismissing a legal malpractice case under Rule 91a. Amber Carden and William Duncan McGee v. Minton, Bassett, Flores & Carsey, P.C. and John C....
SCOTX Denies Review of Dallas Court of Appeals Decision Remanding Plaintiffs’ Mexican Law Claims Against Dallas-Based Common Carrier
In a case we missed the first time around, the Texas Supreme Court has denied review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision reversing part of a summary judgment against a Dallas-based common carrier on claims asserted under Mexican law. Jose Luis Varela as...
15th Court of Appeals Rules for Comptroller in Chapter 313 Case
In a case involving the former Chapter 313 tax limitation statute, the 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting the Comptroller’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case in which the Comptroller withdrew a certificate of limitation after the law...
Dallas Court of Appeals Partly Affirms, Partly Reverses and Remands Summary Judgment in Favor of Insurers in COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim
In a case involving policy exclusions purporting to exclude commercial losses stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Dallas Court of Appeals has in large part reversed and remanded a summary judgment in favor of the excess insurers. While the court upheld summary...
Eastland Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Sanctioning Non-Party in Insurance Claim Dispute
The Eastland Court of Appeals has granted a petition for writ of mandamus ordering a trial court to vacate an order levying sanctions against the Texas Property and Casualty Insurance Guaranty Association (TPCIGA), a non-party to a lawsuit between an insured and...