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Dallas Court of Appeals Rejects Appeal Based on Rule 306 (Definiteness of a Judgment) Insufficiency Argument
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment against a defendant in a breach of contract action who complained that the judgment insufficiently...
Business Court Grants Special Appearance of California Resident in Fraud Case Involving Purchase of Texas Apartment Complex
The Business Court [1st Division] has granted the special appearance of a California resident who allegedly made fraudulent misrepresentations while negotiating a...
TCJL Annual Meeting
TCJL 40th Annual Meeting 2026 Annual Meeting & Luncheon, Board Meeting Thursday, November 12, 2026 Austin Club info@tcjl.com 512-320-0474...
15th Court of Appeals: Texas Has Specific Jurisdiction over Yelp in State’s DTPA Case Over Crisis Pregnancy Center Advertisements
In a personal jurisdiction suit concerning notices Yelp attached to crisis pregnancy center business pages, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a...
Governor Abbott Appoints Davis to Twelfth Court of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Michael Davis to the Twelfth Court of Appeals, Place 3, effective November 1, 2025, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2026, or...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Electric Utility in Easement Dispute
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to an electric utility in a breach of contract action arising from a dispute...
El Paso Court of Appeals Throws Out $13 Million Judgment Against Home Care Provider in Wrongful Death Case
The El Paso Court of Appeals has reversed a $13 million judgment in favor of the plaintiff on vicarious liability and direct liability claims against a home care...
Justices Young, Sullivan Sound Alarm Over Constitutionality of Texas’ Qui Tam Statute for Medicaid Fraud
In a concurring opinion on the denial of mandamus requested by a defendant in a Medicaid fraud qui tam action, Justices Evan Young and James Sullivan have invited...
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms Defense Summary Judgment in Dram Shop Case
The Austin Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order granting summary judgment to an Austin-area sports bar in a dram shop case. Jane Stuart Wilson, and George...
Governor Abbott Appoints Hawkins As Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Texas
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Kyle Hawkins as Justice, Place 7, on the Supreme Court of Texas for a term set to expire on December 31, 2026. "Kyle Hawkins is a...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Reverses $46 Million Judgment in Favor of Refinery Owner in Dispute with Contractor Over Indemnity Provision
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has held that an indemnity provision in a master contract between a refinery owner and a contractor did not impose a comparative indemnity obligation on the contractor. It thus reversed a $46 million judgment in favor of the owner....
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Reverses Plaintiff’s Verdict in Truck Accident Case
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reversed a $300,000 judgment against a beer distributor stemming from an accident involving one of its trucks because the plaintiff failed to establish that an allegedly defective tire substantially caused the accident. Houston...
TCJL PAC: Early 2026 Judicial Endorsements
TCJL PAC Early 2026 Judicial Endorsements November 2025 Judges are important. They have a direct impact on citizens, perhaps more than any other elected official, because they make decisions that can affect jobs, homes, businesses, children and personal freedoms. TCJL...
SCOTX Reverses Court of Appeals’ Dismissal of Appeal Where Party Challenged Validity of a Settlement Agreement
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision dismissing the appeal of a party who challenged the validity of a settlement agreement approved by the trial court. 1 Coventry Court, LLC v. The Downs of Hillcrest Residential Association, Inc....
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses $750,000 Attorney’s Fee Award in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a $750,000 attorney’s fee award to a defendant in a trade secrets misappropriation case who alleged that plaintiff filed the suit in bad faith. Teligistics, Inc. v. Advanced Personal Computing, Inc. d/b/a Liquid...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration Against Certain Nonsignatories to an Arbitration Agreement
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has delivered a prodigiously well-researched opinion on the law of enforcing arbitration agreements against nonsignatory agents of a corporate defendant. Maireni Peguero; Brad Young; and Dyno Petro v. Jerry Freishtat and Justin...
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