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Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses and Remands TC Denial of Landscape Architect’s Motion to Dismiss for Plaintiff’s Failure to File Certificate of Merit
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a landscape architect’s motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s wrongful death action based on Plaintiff’s...
Texarkana Court of Appeals Reverses Substantial Default Judgment in Property Damage Case
The Texarkana Court of Appeals has reversed a default judgment entered against a defendant whom the plaintiff failed to serve with an amended petition that added a...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Throws Out Suit Challenging Constitutionality of Requiring A License to Practice Law
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has held that a plaintiff who wanted to represent clients in probate court without bothering to obtain a law license does not have...
El Paso Court of Appeals Dismisses Neighbors’ Claims Against Real Estate Developer for Negligent Nuisance on Ripeness Doctrine
The El Paso Court of Appeals has applied the ripeness doctrine to dismiss neighboring landowners’ suit against a real estate developer for negligent nuisance....
Beaumont Court of Appeals Enforces Forum-Selection Clause in Dispute Between Missouri Franchisor and Texas Franchisee
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court order denying a Missouri-based franchisor’s motion to dismiss an application for a TRO brought by its...
A Primer on Standing Doctrine
Excerpt from the TCJL Journal Summer 2026, by George Christian (Full PDF here) - The enactment of SB 8 in 2023 and subsequent legislation allowing members of...
2026 TCJL Amicus Report
Excerpt from TCJL Journal Summer 2026 (full Journal pdf): The year 2025 was a fairly standard year for the amicus program. We filed seven briefs, five in the Texas...
Waco Court of Appeals Reverses TC Summary Judgment Against Operator in Dispute with Contractor
The Waco Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court summary judgment against an oil and gas company owned by former State Senator Steve Ogden in a dispute over...
Eastland Court of Appeals Affirms Defense Summary Judgment in Case of Wal-Mart Customer’s Murder in Parking Lot
The Eastland Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to Wal-Mart and Greyhound in a case in which a Wal-Mart customer was...
Tyler Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss Health Care Liability Claim for Inadequate Expert Report
The Tyler Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying a physician’s motion to dismiss a health care liability claim based on an inadequate expert...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms TC Dismissal of State’s Lawsuit Against City of Dallas and State Fair of Texas Over Gun Ban
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to the City of Dallas and State Fair of Texas in the much ballyhooed (and blatantly political) effort of the Office of Attorney General to block the State Fair’s decision to bar guns...
Business Court Rejects Work Product Privilege Assertion in Discovery Dispute
The Business Court has rejected an investment entity’s assertion of the work product privilege for notes taken by one of its representatives of a phone call with a former employee of the entity’s opponent in the litigation. Synergy Thermogen, Inc. and Synergy...
15th Court of Appeals Applies Sovereign Immunity to Bar Property Owner’s Suit Seeking Restitution of Property Sold by State to Pay a Subsequently Overturned DTPA Judgment
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying the state’s plea to the jurisdiction in a lawsuit seeking restitution for the value of property sold at a forced sale to pay a judgment for the state in a public enforcement action under the DTPA. That...
Divided 15th Court Rules That Attorney Immunity Applies to Attorney That Allegedly Provided Business Advice to Corporate Entity
A split 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Business Court order denying an attorney defendant’s Rule 91a motion to dismiss based on the affirmative defense of attorney immunity. In re Frank Jackson (No. 15-25-00235-CV; July 14, 2026) arose from a wrongful...
Business Court Grants Special Appearance to California Resident Who Acted as Defendants’ Agent in Disputed Texas Deal
The Business Court has dismissed a non-resident individual from a Texas business dispute for lack of personal jurisdiction, CWK Management, Inc., for itself and derivatively on behalf of CWKCWE Management, LLC; and Vincent Carfora v. Deno Maggi; Terrall Hill; Bill...
Business Court Throws Out Fraud Claims in Suit Between AT&T and Service Provider, But Sends Contract Claims to Jury Trial
The Business Court has dismissed competing fraud claims in a dispute between AT&T and a former service provider over the termination of a lucrative alliance over “kickbacks” allegedly paid by the provider to AT&T employees. Fiberwave, Inc., f/k/a Spearhead...
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