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SCOTX Remands Royalty Dispute to Eastland Court of Appeals for Consideration of Presumed-Grant Doctrine
The Texas Supreme Court has remanded an Eastland Court of Appeals decision holding that it didn’t have jurisdiction to consider Defendants’ assertion of the...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Rules That Defaulting Defendants Satisfied Craddock Standard, Remands for New Trial
Stricker Construction, LLC v. H&E Equipment Services, LLC (No. 04-24-00751-CV; January 21, 2026) arose from a dispute between a construction company and an...
SCOTX Grants Mandamus Relief, Orders Galveston County Court-at-Law Judge to Render Take-Nothing Judgment for Bell Helicopter in Statute of Repose Case
The Texas Supreme Court has granted Bell Helicopter’s petition for writ of mandamus to compel a Galveston County trial court to render summary judgment in its favor...
15th Court of Appeals Holds State Immune from Breach of Lease Claim by Private Landlord
The 15th Court of Appeals, apply a recent ruling in an almost identical case, has held that the State has immunity against a breach of lease claim because the...
Business Court Dismisses Former LLC Member’s Derivative Claims for Lack of Standing
The Business Court has ruled that a member of an LLC previously compelled to assign his membership interest by court order lacks standing to bring derivative claims...
14th Court of Appeals Enforces Joint Venture Agreement in Dispute Between Midstream Entities Over Ownership of Fractionator
The 14th [Houston] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court summary judgment in a dispute between midstream companies over whether a new fractionator was a joint...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Upholds TC Sanctions in Bad Faith Merger Tax Lawsuit
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court’s sanctions against a New York lawyer for filing a bad faith suit to enjoin the merger of two energy...
SCOTX Reverses Dallas Court of Appeals’ Remand for New Trial
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals ruling that remanded for new trial a case based on a spoliation instruction that Plaintiff asked for...
Business Court Rules That Company Agreement Required Minority Owner to Transfer Its Member Units Following Sale of 100% of Company
The Business Court has rejected the attempt by a minority equity holder in a limited partnership to block a sale of the entity to a third-party. Energy Founders...
Business Court Rejects Former Director/Member’s Motion to Compel Advancement of Defense Costs
The Business Court has denied a former company director’s motion to compel the advancement of defense costs in a lawsuit brought by entity to whom the director was...
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Plaintiff’s TCPA Motion to Dismiss Claim for Sanctions
The Austin Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying Plaintiff’s TCPA motion to dismiss a motion for sanctions stemming from the filing of a lawsuit Plaintiff’s attorney allegedly knew was baseless. Armando Lorenzo v. Sandoval & James, PLLC;...
Did SCOTX Just Destabilize the Two-Year SOL in Chapter 74 Health Care Liability Actions?
by George Christian The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Fort Worth Court of Appeals decision holding that a plaintiff’s claims against her counselor were time-barred under § 74.251(a), CPRC. Although the Court’s ruling appears to be a straightforward application of...
SCOTX Reiterates That Nuisance Is Not a Cause of Action, Two-Year SOL Applies to Claims for Nuisance Injury to Property
by George Christian The Texas Supreme Court has granted a popular chain retail store’s petition for review in a case raising the issue of whether the two-year statute of limitations on nuisance claims applies to Plaintiff’s request for a permanent injunction to abate...
SCOTX Affirms Dallas Court of Appeals Reversal of $30 Million Judgment in Fraud Case
by George Christian The Texas Supreme has affirmed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision that overturned a $30 million judgment in a fraud case against a commercial landlord. Maya Walnut LLC f/k/a Maya Foods, Inc. v. Bryan Ly, Walnut Creek Center, Inc., Leng Chiv Ly, and...
SCOTX Holds That Independent Contractors Cannot Use Necessary-Use Exception to Impose Liability on General Contractors, Landowners
by George Christian Reversing a decision by the San Antonio Court of Appeals with significant negative consequences for property owners and general contractors, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that independent contractors may not recover in...
Dallas Court of Appeals Throws Out UM/UIM Claim Where Plaintiff Didn’t Submit Evidence That the At-Fault Driver Was Uninsured or Underinsured
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment against a pro se plaintiff who failed to prove that his UM/UIM claim was based on the at-fault driver’s insurance status. Alvin Jones v. Progressive Insurance (No. 05-25-00231-CV; April 7, 2026) arose from a...
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