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Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Employer’s Special Appearance in Personal Injury Case Involving Employee
The Dallas Court of Appeals has dismissed a lawsuit against an out-of-state employer whose remote employee in Texas was involved in an accident when off work for the day. Infotek Consulting, LLC v. Glenn Michael Dunn (No. 05-26-00028-CV; October 5, 2026) arose out...
Business Court Grants MSJ, Dismisses LLC Member’s Individual Claims Against Affiliated Real Estate Companies in Dispute Over Acquisition of Country Club
Michael D. Crain, Individually and Derivatively on Behalf of Northern Crain Realty, LLC, Northern Crain Property Management, LLC, and Northern Crain, LLC v. William “Will” Northern (2026 Tex. Bus. 72; October 7, 2026) arose from a dispute over a buy-sell option...
Declining Public Confidence in the Judicial Process Should Concern Us All
As we reported last week, TCJL filed an amicus brief in a case raising serious concerns about the integrity of the civil justice system. Our brief, though, has much broader application than to this case alone. What follows is the substance of the argument we made...
Business Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Suit, Rejects Application of Delaware Standing Law
In an important decision with particular relevance to Delaware corporate entities that have recently reincorporated in Texas, the Business Court has ruled that Texas law authorizing shareholders to bring derivative claims in Texas courts only subsequent to a...
AI May Open New Frontier for Tort Litigation in Texas
The Dallas Morning News reported earlier this week that “[t]rial lawyers who both sue and defend large technology companies predict state courts from Texas to California are about to see their dockets swell with lawsuits that accuse AI developers of knowingly...
TPLF: Foreign-Based Third-Party Litigation Funder Set to Reap $1.4 Billion in Patent Infringement Case
In case you missed it, CNBC recently reported that Burford Capital, a publicly-traded litigation funding behemoth headquartered in the United Kingdom, stands to cash in to the tune of $1.4 billion in a huge patent infringement case in the U.S. District Court for...
Business Court Grants Boeing’s MSJ on Pilot’s Association’s Consequential Damages Claims
In a long running dispute between the Southwest Airlines Pilot’s Association and Boeing, the Business Court has granted Boeing’s motion for summary judgment disposing of the Association’s claims for consequential damages from the grounding of the 737 MAX. Southwest...
Business Court Throws Out Bleach Manufacturer’s Breach of Contract Claim in Dispute Over Output Contract
The Business Court has granted summary judgment in favor of a purchaser of bulk-bleach from a Greenville manufacturer. FSTI, Inc. v. PVS Minibulk, Inc., et al. (2026 Tex. Bus. 69; October 1, 2026) arose from a dispute over a purchase agreement whereby DPC, PVS’s...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Attorney Misconduct Case
TCJL has submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of an oil and gas producer's petition for writ of mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court. The petition asks the court to disqualify the plaintiff's counsel for wrongfully obtaining and using information protected by...
Business Court Remands Dispute Involving Improper Transfer of Company Funds to District Court for Failure to Meet Jurisdictional Threshold
The Business Court has once again sent a message to those wishing to transfer litigation from district court: make sure you nail down the amount in controversy first. Runner Runner LLC v. BLPP Holdings, LLC, FM 900, LLC, Nikolay Frolov, Gregory L. Miller, Prous...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Engineering Firm’s Motion to Dismiss for Deficient Certificate of Meri
In a case transferred from the Austin Court of Appeals, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County trial court’s denial of an engineering firm’s motion to dismiss a personal injury case on the basis of a deficient certificate of merit. Encotech...
15th Court of Appeals Takes Up Appeals in Related Cases With Conflicting Rulings from Two Business Court Divisions
The 15th Court of Appeals has sorted out a something of a fire drill involving suits filed by the same plaintiff against the same defendants in two Business Court Divisions that produced different rulings regarding arbitrability. Karl Drusch and TrueAero, LLC v....