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Justice Boatman Calls on SCOTX to Consider Whether TRCP 251, 252 Apply to Motions for Continuance of a No Evidence Summary Judgment Hearing
In a case in which plaintiffs moved for continuance of a no evidence summary judgment hearing on the basis that their attorney’s death (which defendants knew about...
Special Election Runoffs for SD9, TX18 Set For Jan. 31st
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Saturday, January 31, 2026 as the runoff election date for the unexpired term in the previous 18th...
15th Court of Appeals Dismisses Statutory Claims in Annexation Dispute with City for Mootness, Preserves State’s Attorney’s-Fee Claim under the UDJA
The 15th Court of Appeals has dismissed the state’s lawsuit against the City of Kyle as moot because the city disannexed the property subject to the suit. The court...
Business Court Finds Jurisdiction Over General Contractor’s Third-Party Claims Against Subcontractors in Suit Involving Apartment Complex Construction
The Business Court [Third Division] has denied an apartment developer’s plea to the jurisdiction, which challenged the court’s subject matter jurisdiction over...
Business Court Denies Defense Motion for Summary Judgment in Dispute Over Royalties from Landfill
The Business Court [11th Division] has denied a landfill operator’s motion for summary judgment in a breach of contract suit in which landowners alleged that the...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Pennsylvania Superior Court in Case in Which Trial Court Refused to Enforce Texas Forum-Selection Clause
For the first time in its 40-year history, TCJL has filed a brief in the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ironically, the case, Cardinal Midstream II, LLC...
Business Court Rules Limitation-of-Liability Provisions in Telecom Contract Inappliable to Tortious Interference, Defamation Claims
The Business Court [Houston Division] has denied AT&T’s motion for partial summary judgment with regard to a wireless provider’s claims for tortious interference...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Dismisses Inverses Condemnation Claim Against TXDOT
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying TxDOT’s plea to the jurisdiction in an inverse condemnation case brought by roadside...
Business Court Dismisses Veil-Piercing, Breach-of-Contract Claims Under Rule 91a
The Business Court [Eighth Division] has granted a Rule 91a motion to dismiss veil-piercing and breach-of-contract claims in a dispute between a California-based...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Denying Defendant’s Designation of RPT in Dram Shop Case
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has granted a bar owner’s mandamus petition after the trial court denied its motion for leave to designate a responsible third party....
SCOTX Vacates Default Judgment, Holds That Whitney Certificate Is Not Irrebuttable Evidence of Substituted Service
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals decision affirming a default judgment on the basis that the secretary of state’s Whitney certificate showing that substituted service was returned undeliverable from an address provided by...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Upholds Summary Judgment for Producer in Royalty Dispute
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment and attorney’s fee award for a producer in a royalty dispute. Roane-Williams Texas Minerals, LLC v. EOG Resources, Inc. and Reagan Smith Energy Solutions, Inc. (No. 13-23-00569; November 6, 2025)...
Business Court Grants Summary Judgment for AT&T in Defamation Case
Fiberwave, Inc. f/k/a Spearhead Consulting, Inc. v. AT&T Enterprises, LLC f/k/a AT&T Corp. v. Fiberwave, Inc. f/k/a Spearheading Consulting, Inc. Spearhead Networks Tech, Inc., Faisal Chaudhry, and Chris Percy (No. 25-BC01A-0013; 2026 Tex. Bus. 2; January 8,...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses, Remands TC Order Denying Physician’s Motion to Dismiss for Failure to Serve Adequate Expert Report
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a physician’s motion to dismiss a health care liability claim for failure to serve an expert report on the basis that Plaintiff’s expert was not qualified to render an opinion as to the applicable...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Possessor in Adverse Possession Case
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order granting summary judgment to defendants who acquired title to the disputed property by adverse possession. All Known, Unknown, and Known but Unfound Heirs, Executors, Administrators, Successors, Assigns,...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Reverses $300,000 Judgment in DTPA Case
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment on a $300,000 verdict for alleged knowing violations of the DTPA. Wolfcreek Minerals, LLC and Brett Duke v. Warren Power & Machinery, L.P. d/b/a Warren Cant and Irock Crushers, LLC (No. 07-24-00056-CV; August...
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