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Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms Take-Nothing Judgment for Defendants in Wrongful Death Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court’s take-nothing judgment in a workplace fatality case in which the jury found that the decedent was 51%...
SCOTX Throws Out Candidate’s Suit to Compel RPT to Put Him on the Ballot
In a per curium opinion, SCOTX has rejected former Justice Steven Wayne Smith’s petition for writ of mandamus seeking placement on the Republican Party primary...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss for Deficient Expert Report
Based on the health care providers’ failure to preserve their objections to the plaintiffs’ supplemental expert report, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals has had no...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms TC Dismissal of Insured’s Suit Against TRS, Blue Cross Based on Sovereign Immunity
Regina Carson v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, Inc., et al. (No. 15-24-00108-CV; December 18, 2025) arose from a dispute between a public school teacher and Blue...
Business Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Remove for Untimeliness
Sun Metals Group, LLC v. Shuangcheng Yu, Mengling Sun, Sunmetals Products of America, LLC, and Sunmetals Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (No. 25-BC01A-0050; 2025...
Business Court Grants Motion to Remove Case to Business Court Based on HB 40’s Lower Amount-in-Controversy Threshold
The Business Court denied the motion to remand filed by Plaintiff OWL AssetCo1, who challenged the jurisdiction of this Court after House Bill 40’s implementation....
Eastland Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Producer in Royalty Dispute
The Eastland Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment in favor of the producer in a royalty dispute with a family group of property owners in Midland County. Evans...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Maritime Transportation Company’s Special Appearance in Personal Injury Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has dismissed a plaintiff’s personal injury claims against a maritime transportation company for lack of personal jurisdiction....
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court Ruling Directing Claimant to Pay Attorney’s Fees Out of Workers’ Compensation Recovery
The Austin Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order requiring the employee in a workers’ compensation case to pay his lawyer’s fees out his recovery of...
SCOTUS Decision in Mallory Has No Effect on Texas Foreign Entity Registration Statute
A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision has become a flashpoint in the State of Texas’ litigation against the manufacturer of Tylenol. That decision, which held that a...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Affirms Rule 91a Dismissal of DTPA, Fraud Claims
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order granting Defendants’ Rule 91a motion to dismiss fraud and DTPA claims. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the final judgment of the Tarrant County District Court, finding that claims brought by Dr....
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss Negligence and Death Claims Against Hospice Provider
In a medical negligence case of involving the scope of the statutory definition of a health care liability claim, the Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a hospice providers motion to dismiss negligence and wrongful death claims for...
Business Court Awards Specific Performance, Attorney’s Fees in Dispute Over Buy-Sell Option Clause in Company Agreement
The Business Court has granted a defense motion for summary judgment in a dispute over the enforceability of a buy-sell option clause in three nearly identical company agreements. The court awarded the defendant specific performance and attorney’s fees. Michael D....
Waco Court of Appeals Decides Case With Competing Trial Court Orders Stating Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law
In a case raising the issue of the status of conflicting trial court orders stating findings of fact and conclusions of law, the Waco Court of Appeals has held that the trial court intended to sign the findings and conclusions that supported the judgment. Dudley...
El Paso Court of Appeals Splits Baby in Oil and Gas Dispute, Holds That a Horizontal Wellbore Begins at Kick-Off Point Regardless of Angle
On remand from the Texas Supreme Court, the El Paso Court of Appeals has construed the term “horizontal drilling” in a retained-acreage clause to begin at the point the wellbore deviates from its vertical orientation, regardless of its angle, and to end at the...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Releases First Round of Interim Charges
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has issued his first round of interim charges for Texas Senate committees to study in preparation for the 90th Legislature. Lt. Gov. Patrick made the following statement upon issuing the charges: “These first 5 interim charges, released today,...
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