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Affirming the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court has held that district courts, rather than the Workers’ Compensation Division, have subject-matter jurisdiction over a determination of whether an injury is work-related for purposes of workers’...

In a decision reminiscent of the Dallas Court of Appeals’ pronouncement that a tornado is not a windstorm, the Texas Supreme Court has granted the City of San Antonio’s petition for review of a San Antonio Court of Appeals decision that (mind-bogglingly) held that...

In a case we reported last October, the Texas Supreme Court has affirmed a Houston [1st] Court of Appeals determination that a claim against the physician based on the physician's letter regarding the suitability of a pit bull as a service animal was not a health...

Whatever one thinks about the policy of allowing huge hedge funds, some of which are foreign-owned, monetize our court system through third-party litigation funding (and we don’t think much of it), the United States Senate Finance Committee version of the federal...

  TCJL 39th Annual Meeting & CLE on November 5, 2025 Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin 9:00-11:00 CLE Growing Pains: Reviewing the First Year of the 15th Court of Appeals and Business...

The Texas Supreme has granted a financial institution’s petition for review of a Waco Court of Appeals decision upholding the termination of a Chapter 380 economic development agreement. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. City of Corsicana and Navarro County (No....

In an opinion concurring with the Texas Supreme Court’s denial of a petition for review, Justice Evan Young and three of his colleagues have called for a reconsideration of the Court’s jurisprudence around § 101.101, CPRC (Tort Claims Act). That section requires a...

As we reported numerous times this session, legislation was proposed and ultimately enacted imposing civil liability on a vaccine manufacturer for advertising a vaccine if the advertised vaccine “causes harm or injury to the individual.” HB 3441 directs a court to...

The Texas Supreme Court has responded to a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals certified question arising from an employee’s lawsuit against SMU University and other university employees alleging both statutory discrimination and common-law tort claims. In Cheryl...

As you know, we are nearing the end of the Texas Supreme Court’s term, and the Court is cranking out numerous opinions on important matters each Friday. While we are getting to these cases pretty much as they are released, we try to limit our posts to one case a...

In response to a certified question from the 5th Circuit, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Texas usury law requires use of the actuarial method to calculate whether an interest rate is usurious. American Pearl Group, L.L.C., a Texas Limited Liability Company;...

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the Texas Tort Claims Act’s waiver of governmental immunity for “negligence” includes a claim for injuries caused by “negligence per se.” City of Houston v. Chelsea Manning, Individually and as Next Friend of T.N., Aaliyah...