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Beaumont Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Special Appearance of South Carolina Entity in Texas Contract Dispute
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying the special appearance of a South Carolina defendant from a lawsuit arising out of a contract...
Austin Court of Appeals Reversed TC Dismissal of Nuisance Claim Against Landowners Who Leased Property for Construction of Battery Storage System
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing a negligent nuisance claim against landowners who leased property to a subsidiary of Samsung...
Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals Throws Out Lawsuit Filed by Parent Angry That Daughter Was Selected as Co-Captain of Cheer Team, Not Sole Captain
We know what you’re thinking, but this is not an April Fool’s joke. The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a parent of a high-schooler...
Austin Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Motion to Transfer Venue in Dispute Over Royalties from Groundwater Leases
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County trial court’s denial of a defendant’s motion to transfer venue in a dispute over allegedly unpaid royalties...
Business Court Denies Summary Judgment for Plaintiffs in Loan Dispute Between Family Office and Investment Broker
The Business Court has largely denied an investor and her family office’s summary judgment motion against an investment broker who got sideways with the office over...
Business Court Finds No Joint Venture, Non-Manager Fiduciary Duties in Real Estate Development Suit Involving Several LLCs
In one of those superb features of the Business Court—a Joint Advisory on Early Legal Issues—the court has disposed of two of Plaintiffs’ theories alleging joint...
SCOTX Upholds DSHS Commissioner’s Decision to Keep Delta-8-THC Off Limits
In a closely watched and highly contentious case with enormous impact on businesses across the state, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Travis County trial...
Waco Court of Appeals Upholds $15 Million Judgment in Trucking Case
The Waco Court of Appeals has affirmed a substantial judgment against an employer and employee driver arising from an accident that left Plaintiffs with serious and...
Eastland Court of Appeals Affirms Rule 91a Dismissal of Wrongful Death Case Against Employer Involving Off Duty Employee
The Eastland Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order dismissing under Rule 91a a wrongful death case against an employer whose intoxicated employee...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Hands Down Twin Opinions Dismissing Personal Injury Lawsuits Against the City of Houston
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed and rendered judgment for the City of Houston in two similar Tort Claims Act cases. The first case, City of Houston...
A Snapshot of the Texas Business Court’s Docket
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Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms Judgment for Appraisal District Denying Charitable Exemption for Historical Home Used as Primary Residence
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting an appraisal district’s motion for summary judgment in a suit challenging the ARB’s denial of a tax exemption for property owned by a charitable organizations on the basis that the property...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Suggests Remittur of Noneconomic Damages Award from $42 Million to $19 Million, Upholds $13.12 Million Punitive Damages Award
After a careful review and consideration of comparable cases, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has largely upheld a jury’s award of substantial noneconomic and punitive damages in a fatality accident case involving a drunk driver. But the court also found that the...
In Case of First Impression, Fort Worth Court of Appeals Rules That Mother Who Terminated High-Risk Pregnancy After Physician Negligently Failed to Sterilize Her Is Not Entitled to Noneconomic Damages
In a case of first impression, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals has held that a woman who terminated her high-risk pregnancy after her physician negligently failed to perform a tubal ligation during a prior high-risk delivery cannot recover damages for mental pain and...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Upholds Jury Finding for Real Estate Investors on Veil-Piercing Theory
The Amarillo Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment based on a jury finding that a real estate developer created corporate entities to shield him from liability for misusing investors’ funds. Boone Nerren, AMZ Equity Partners, LLC, Ridgmar Condos, LLC, and Ranchito...
Governor Abbott Appoints Don Huffines As Comptroller Of Public Accounts
Governor Greg Abbott today appointed Don Huffines as Comptroller of Public Accounts of Texas. “Don Huffines brings the right mix of business experience and conservative principles to this vital office,” said Governor Abbott. “He is a fifth-generation Texan, successful...
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