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Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Reverses $27 Million Default Judgment in Construction Contract Case
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has reversed a $27 million default judgment against a general contractor whose attorney withdrew from representation less than a...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss in Sexual Abuse Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a Harris County district court’s denial of a hospital’s Chapter 74 motion to dismiss on the basis of a deficient...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Lawfare Case Against Manufacturers [Standing]
by George Christian TCJL today filed an amicus brief in a case in which an out-of-state environmental advocacy organization has intervened in a state enforcement...
El Paso Court of Appeals Applies Mailbox Rule in Tort Claims Act’s Notice of Claim Requirement
In spite of what appears to be clear statutory language to the contrary, the El Paso Court of Appeals has applied the common-law mailbox rule to affirm a trial court...
SCOTX Holds That Chapter 21, Property Code, Waives Sovereign Immunity for Condemned Property Repurchase Claims [Eminent Domain]
In a decision with potentially far-reaching effects on the power of the state and local governmental entities to acquire property by eminent domain, a divided Texas...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Grant of Summary Judgment, Sanctions, and Attorney’s Fees for Insurer in Dispute with Homeowner
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a Galveston County district court’s summary judgment and sanctions order in favor of an insurer in a policy dispute...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Rules That Insured, Absent Independent Injury, May Not Recover on Extracontractual Claims if Insurer Paid Appraisal Award
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has held that an insurer that pays an appraisal award under a homeowner’s policy cannot also be liable for damages for...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress Claim
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a restaurant’s TCPA motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging intentional infliction of...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Summary Judgment in Wrongful Death Case Involving Contact with a High-Voltage Power Line
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has, in a permissive appeal, affirmed a Harris County district court’s denial of a transmission utility’s summary judgment motion...
Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals Mandamuses Hidalgo County Trial Court for Ignoring Appraisal Clause in Homeowner’s Insurance Policy
In the latest gem from Hidalgo County trial courts, the Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals has mandamused a count court-at-law for bypassing the appraisal...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms Defense Summary Judgment in Fraudulent Lien Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summery judgment to a concrete supplier who allegedly filed a fraudulent lien against a builder. EarnhartBuilt, LLC v. Preferred Materials, LLC, Procore Technologies, Inc., Express Lien, Inc. d/b/a...
El Paso Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss Nursing Home Claim
The El Paso Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying § 74.351, CPRC, motions to dismiss health care liability claims against a nursing home and two other entities alleged to have vicarious liability. El Paso V Enterprises, L.L.C., d/b/a Pebble Creek...
Business Court Applies Judicial Immunity to Dismiss Receiver from Post-Divorce Dispute Over Sale of Community Property But Doesn’t Extend Immunity to Entities Created by Receiver to Conduct Sale
The Business Court has granted the Rule 91a motion of a court-assigned receiver who allegedly committed dishonest and fraudulent acts in conducting the sale of community property under a divorce decree on the basis of judicial immunity. Two entities created by the...
Divided Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Motion to Compel in Dispute Over Interment in Wrong Burial Plot
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has revered a trial court order denying a cemetery’s motion to compel arbitration in a dispute with a family over an interment in the wrong burial plot. SCI Texas Funeral Services, LLC d/b/a Memorial Park and DM Affinity, Inc. (No....
Divided Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Law Firm’s Motion to Compel Arbitration Where Four Years Elapsed While TCPA Motion to Dismiss Was Resolved
Over a dissent, the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has held that a law firm did not waive its right to arbitration in a dispute with former clients although four years elapsed between its initial motion to compel and a renewal of the motion after the court of appeals...
Governor Abbott Reappoints Ten Judges To Texas Business Court
Governor Greg Abbott today reappointed all ten judges of the Texas Business Court Divisions to new two-year terms beginning September 1, 2026. “Businesses choose Texas in record numbers because Texas delivers results,” said Governor Abbott. “The Texas Business Court...
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