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Dallas Court of Appeals Rules for Tenant in Lease Dispute Arising from Failed Shopping Mall
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court judgment in favor of a failed mall’s landlord in a lease dispute with one of the mall’s tenants. ATC Indoor...
Houston Court of Appeals [14th] Reverses TC Dismissal of Slip-and-Fall Case Under Rule 91a
Finding that the plaintiff sufficiently pleaded a premises liability claim arising from a slip-and-fall, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying TAMU’s Motion to Dismiss Health Care Liability Brought by Football Player
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a health care liability claim brought against Texas A&M-Commerce and the TAMU System stemming from a...
SCOTX Reverses Default Judgment Against Landlords That Didn’t Receive Notice of Service of Process
The Texas Supreme has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision affirming a default judgment against a residential landlord in a suit brought by a tenant. Huffman...
Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying TxDOT’s Jurisdictional Plea in Wrongful Death Case
The Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying TxDOT’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case arising from a fatal accident...
19 Justices and Judges (And Counting) Receive Board Certification in Judicial Administration
Prior to the 2023 legislative session, TCJL proposed the creation of a new board certification for sitting justices and judges and those attorneys with an interest...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Sides With Land Owner Over Land Commissioner
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has affirmed an Orange County district court’s judgment in favor of a property owner whose title to submerged land was challenged by...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Reverses Judgment for Plaintiff in Tort Claims Act Suit Against TXDOT
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a Jefferson County district court’s judgment finding TxDOT liable to an injured plaintiff under the Texas Tort Claims Act....
Waco Court of Appeals Finds That Insurer Has Duty to Defend in Dispute over Coverage in Third-Party Liability Suit
The Waco Court of Appeals has ruled that an insurer had a duty to defend under a CGL policy in a third-party liability case in which the plaintiff’s worker status...
Divided SCOTX Holds That Scope of Utility Easement by Estoppel Is Limited to Original Investment in Poles and Wires
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a San Antonio Court of Appeals ruling that allowed an electric utility’s to upgrade a power line on an easement acquired in the...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Upholds Disbarment of Attorney
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment disbarring a Houston-area attorney for a long list of disciplinary violations. Diogu Kalu Diogu, II v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline (No. 01-24-00303-CV; April 30, 2026) arose from a 2021...
Dan Patrick Releases Additional New Legislative Interim Charges
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has released new additional legislative charges for the 2027 legislative session.
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Dispute Between Free-Standing Emergency Room and Third-Party Administrators
The Austin Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying a motion to compel arbitration by non-signatories to hospital company agreements under a direct-benefit benefits estoppel theory. Nutex Health Inc.; Nutex Health, LLC; and Tyvan, LLC v. Kyle ER, LLC;...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Nursing Home in Slip and Fall Case
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to a nursing home in a slip-and-fall case. Patricia King v. ER OPCO Craig, LLC d/b/a The Craig Senior Living (No. 07-25-00094-CV; March 3, 2026) arose from a personal injury...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Suggests Remittitur in Chapter 74 Case
In a case we have reported on at least twice during its sojourn, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has proposed a remittitur to cure defects in a remand judgment in a health care liability case that resulted in a $14.2 million jury verdict. This is the same case in...
El Paso Court of Appeals Largely Reverses $1 Million Default Judgment Award in Personal Injury Case
The El Paso Court of Appeals has reversed a particularly egregious award of noneconomic damages in a default judgment. Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Jessica G. Holguin (No. 08-25-00086; May 5, 2026) arose from a personal injury action brought by an Amazon employee, who...
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