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The Texas Supreme Court has granted oral argument in a petition for writ of mandamus stemming from a personal-injury lawsuit involving a truck-train collision in Louisiana. The court has not yet set the date of the argument. In re Pinnergy, Ltd. (No. 23-0777; oral...

In the wake of a series of 2003 hailstorms that resulted in a huge spike in roof claims (not to mention litigation against insurers), the Texas Legislature passed a bill requiring licensing of public adjusters and prohibiting roofing contractors from adjusting...

Reversing the Beaumont Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court has held that a late charge provision in an oil and gas lease called for simple, not compound, interest. The Court confirmed that Texas law disfavors compound interest and that an agreement that does...

The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review a case that raises significant issues, including limitations and extraterritorial application, of Texas’ civil barratry statute. Michael A. Pohl, The Ammons Law Firm, and Robert Ammons, et al. v. Mark Kentrell Cheatham,...

Governor Abbott Appoints Inaugural Members To Fifteenth Court Of Appeals June 11, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Press Release Governor Greg Abbott today announced his inaugural appointments to the new Fifteenth Court of Appeals, which was created last year to have...

Governor Abbott Announces Appointments To New Austin Business Court Division June 11, 2024 | Austin, Texas | Appointment Governor Greg Abbott today announced his appointments to the new Third Business Court Division in Austin, which was created last year to provide...

In a case important for both its ruling on a nuclear verdict awarding nearly $200 million in noneconomic damages and application of statutory forum non conveniens, the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals reversed a $200 million award of noneconomic damages before...

The House/Senate Joint Committee on Liability Insurance and Tort Law Procedure’s final report to the Legislature in January 1987 identified “high court activism” as one of the primary drivers of the tort liability crisis of that unfortunate era for the Texas civil...

The Tyler Court of Appeals has reaffirmed its disavowal of the “zero damages rule” in upholding a jury verdict that rejected a plaintiff’s claim for $400,000 in non-economic damages for a minor car accident. Albert Hambrick v. Foremost County Mutual Insurance (No....

Stating what should be obvious, the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reiterated that a patient’s claim that she was sexually assaulted by a physician following surgery is not a health care liability claim under Chapter 74, CPRC. Azul Shirazalijaffer, M.D., and...

Paula Chavez; Daniel Fagan; and April Chavez, Individually and as next friend of D.C., a minor, M.G., a minor, and Tommy Chavez v. Silverleaf Resorts, LLC, formerly Silverleaf Resorts, Inc.; and Holiday Inn Club Vacation Incorporated, formerly Orange Lake Country...

by George Christian | April 12, 2024 The Texarkana Court of Appeals has rejected an invitation to impose on rural landowners a duty to inspect trees that may fall on an adjacent public roadway and cause injury to a passing motorist. Katherine Toole Bell,...