No Regulation
by Litigation
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration Against Certain Nonsignatories to an Arbitration Agreement
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has delivered a prodigiously well-researched opinion on the law of enforcing arbitration agreements against nonsignatory agents of a...
Business Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction Over Remaining Claims After Plaintiffs Nonsuited Four of Five Defendants
Delfino Ornelas, III, Individually; Delfino Ornelas, III, Derivatively on Behalf of I Am Trucking, LLC; Delfino Ornelas, III Derivatively on Behalf of Veracity...
Waco Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Out-of-State PAC’s TCPA Motion to Dismiss House Member’s Lawsuit
The Waco Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court denial of an out-of-state political action committee’s TCPA motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a member of...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus in Exclusive-Remedy Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted mandamus relief to the statutory employer of an injured employee of a subcontractor. In re ExxonMobil Corp. (No....
15th Court of Appeals Overturns TC Order Reversing TCEQ Issuance of Wastewater Permit to Developers
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County district court ruling that substantial evidence did not support a TCEQ order granting a wastewater permit to...
Business Court Enforces Mutual Waiver Agreement Between Operators of Adjacent Leases
In a third opinion by Judge Bullard arising from the same dispute, the Business Court has granted in part and denied in part an defendant operator’s motion for...
Business Court Enforces Mutual Waiver Agreement Between Operators of Adjacent Leases
In a opinion by Judge Bullard arising from the same dispute, the Business Court has granted an operator’s motion for summary judgment on its breach-of-contract...
SCOTX Reverses Appraisal Award Based on Evident Partiality Rule
The Texas Supreme Court ha reversed a trial court order confirming an appraisal award where a neutral appraiser failed to disclose prior to his appointment that one...
Business Court Rejects Oil and Gas Leasholder’s Attempt to Claim Third-Party Beneficiary Status under Waiver Agreement Between Operators
In an opinion by Judge Bullard, the Business Court has granted a defendant operator’s plea to the jurisdiction on the basis that Plaintiff leaseholder was not a...
Business Court Applies Anti-Fracturing Rule to Dismiss Legal Malpractice, Fraud, and Other Claims Added to Case After Removal
The Business Court has dismissed for lack of jurisdiction a legal malpractice claim, as well as numerous fraud and breach of fiduciary duty claims under the...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Denying Insurer’s Intervention in Homeowner’s Storm Damage Claim Against Adjusters
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has mandamused a Cameron County trial court for denying an insurer’s intervention in an insured’s lawsuit against an adjuster and refusing to enforce the adjusters’ election of responsibility under § 542A.006, Insurance Code. In Re...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Reverses Defense Summary Judgment in Trucking, UIM Case
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting summary judgment to an employer and several insurers in a car wreck case involving an employee driver. Enrique Cantu and Bridgefield Casualty Insurance Company v. Javier Lisbon, Nosbil, Inc. et...
Why Is the 15th Court of Appeals Deciding a Family Law Case?
January 29, 2026 Last week the statewide 15th Court of Appeals handed down an opinion deciding a pro se appeal of a protective order that prevented a father from having contact with his children on grounds that he committed family violence. The case originated in a...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Orders TC to Grant Party’s Motion to Abate Separate Proceeding Pending Resolution of Enforceability of Rule 11 Agreement Involving Same Dispute
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted mandamus ordering a trial court to grant a party’s motion to abate a separate proceeding pending resolution of a dispute over the enforceability of a Rule 11 settlement agreement. In Re Frontier Custom Builders, Inc. and...
San Antonio Court of Appeals: City Not Obligated to Implement Relocation Assistance Program for Public Nuisance Abatement of Residential Property
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has held that a city or other governmental entity has no obligation to help a resident pay for relocation expenses if the city abates the resident’s property as a public nuisance. Montellano v. Jones, et al. (No. 04-25-00331; Jan. 21,...
Business Court Grants Leave to Designate RPTs in Breach of Fiduciary Duties and Trust Case
In an informative discussion of Chapter 33’s requirements for designating responsible third parties, the Business Court has ruled that a party alleged to have breached fiduciary and trust duties may designate as RPTs borrowers whose alleged defaults may have...
Subscribe to TCJL Emails
TCJL Legislative
Analysis Process
TCJL Journal
Spring 2024
Highlights
Chairman’s Column
George Christian Award: Tribute to Chief Justice Nathan Hecht
Rob Looney Award to Chairman Jeff Leach
Super Staffer Awards: Recognizing Outstanding Legislative Staff
- Lauren Young
- Drew Tedford
- Andrea Stingley
2023 Annual Meeting
2024 Annual Meeting
88th Legislative Session Report
- Part 1: TCJL Priority Bills Passed in the 88th Session
- Part 2: Civil Justice-Related Bills that Failed in 2023
- Part 3: How Did TCJL’s Statement of Conservative Business Principles Fare?
- Part 4: Eminent Domain Update
- Part 5: Special Session Report – Legislature Prohibits Vaccine Mandates
TPLF: Third Party Litigation Funding
Pandemic Liability Two Years On
Texas Judges
2024 Elections Report
What’s on the Web
Amicus Report