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SCOTX to Decide Enforceability of Indemnity Agreement by Settling Indemnitee
In a case that could have massive implications for commercial construction contracts, the Texas Supreme Court is poised to decide whether an indemnitee may enforce an indemnification provision in a construction contract when the indemnitee has settled with parties...
Redistricting Overview: TCJL Annual Meeting 11-4-21
This Redistricting PowerPoint was presented today at the 2021 TCJL Annual Meeting. Feel free to use it as a primer for the redistricting process, understanding that it a snapshot of the current moment in time. Redistricting maps are perpetually being challenged in...
Austin Court of Appeals Rejects TCPA Dismissal of Defamation Suit by Local Business
In an opinion by Justice Gisela Triana. he Austin Court of Appeals has substantially upheld a Williamson County district court’s refusal to grant a motion to dismiss a defamation lawsuit under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA). The case, Thibodeaux and...
Dallas Court of Appeals Splits on Arbitration in Wrongful Death Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting a stay of arbitration in a wrongful death case involving the 2016 deaths of five residents of a senior living community in Dallas. Each of the decedents signed a lease containing arbitration...
SCOTX Grants Mandamus Relief to Business Compelled to Produce an Independent Contractor for Oral Deposition
In a case out of the 14th Court of Appeals [Houston], the Texas Supreme Court has granted mandamus relief to a defendant business which the trial court compelled to produce a co-defendant independent contractor for an oral deposition. In re Texan Millwork (No....
Governor Abbott Appoints Evan Young To The Supreme Court Of Texas
For Immediate Distribution | November 1, 2021 | (512) 463-1826 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced his appointment of Evan Young, a former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to the Supreme Court of Texas. Young will replace Justice Eva Guzman...
SCOTX Hears Oral Argument in Chick-fil-A Case
Yesterday the Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Von Dohlen v. City of San Antonio (No. 20-0275). This case arose from the City of San Antonio’s decision to require a subcontractor to substitute another food vendor for Chick-fil-A at the city airport...
SCOTX Grants Mandamus in Apex Deposition Case, Reversing the Dallas Court of Appeals
In a per curiam opinion delivered on October 22, the Texas Supreme Court conditionally granted a writ of mandamus directing a Dallas district court to vacate its order compelling a corporate defendant to produce a high-level corporate representative for oral...
Defense Briefs Respond to Winnett Plaintiffs
The three response briefs from the defendants and defendant-intervenors in Winnett, et al. v. Frank, et al. (No. 1:20-cv-01155-LY) attack the plaintiffs on both procedural and substantive grounds. Attorney General Paxton’s brief contends that the plaintiffs have...
Governor Abbott Appoints Antu To 482nd Judicial District Court
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Maritza Antu as Judge of the 482nd Judicial District Court in Harris County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2022, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Maritza Antu of Houston is Managing Partner of...