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Houston Business Court (11th Division) Finds No Jurisdiction in Contract Dispute Between Oil and Gas Entities
The Houston Business Court has determined that it lacks jurisdiction over a contract dispute between oil and gas companies because the amount in controversy did not...
Fort Worth Business Court Finds Jurisdiction in Dispute Between Owners of a Failed Meat Processing Plant
In a suit involving the bankruptcy of a Missouri meat processing plant the Fort Worth (Eighth Division) Business Court has denied Defendant’s plea to the...
Dallas Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Electronic Discovery Order Compelling Defendants to Produce Electronic Devices
In a defamation case contemplating the suitability of e-discovery for all electronic devices, the Dallas Court of Appeals has conditionally granted relators’...
15th Court of Appeals Rejects State’s Sovereign Immunity Argument in Discovery Dispute with Patients Whose Personal Medical and Mental Health Records Were Subpoenaed (SB 14 gender-affirming care)
The State of Texas v. Nonparty Patient No. 1, et al. (No. 15-25-00023-CV; August 14, 2025) arose from the state’s 2024 lawsuit in Collin County against a physician...
TPLF Alert: Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee to Discuss Third Party Litigation Funding on Friday, August 29, 2025
TCJL TPLF Resource Page Third Party Litigation Funding For more information and history of this issue, please see the resource page on www.tcjl.com The Texas...
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For more information and history of this issue, please see the resource page on www.tcjl.com TCJL TPLF Resource Page Third Party Litigation...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Allows General Contractor’s Breach-of-Contract Claim Against Harris County Metro to Proceed
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing a general contractor’s lawsuit against Harris County Metro for contract and delay...
Register Today! TCJL 39th Annual Meeting & CLE on November 5, 2025
TCJL 39th Annual Meeting 2025 Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin 9:00-11:00 CLE Growing Pains: Reviewing the First Year of the...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Defendants’ Special Appearance in Wrongful Death Case
In a wrongful death suit concerning courts’ personal jurisdiction over non-resident defendants, the Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court’s order...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Reverses Mental Anguish, Attorney’s Fee Award in Windstorm Case
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has thrown out a $300,000 award for mental anguish damages and $250,000 in plaintiff’s attorney’s fees in a Hurricane Harvey roof...
Fort Worth (Eighth Division) Business Court Denies Defendants’ Attempts to Use Dominant Jurisdiction Rule to Block Plaintiff’s Suit for Involuntary Termination of an LLC
In a suit in which two sisters fell out over one of them’s conduct of an LLC they owned equally, the Fort Worth (Eighth Division) Business Court has ruled that the aggrieved sister’s lawsuit in the business court for involuntary termination of the LLC could proceed...
Texas Supreme Court Grants Review of El Paso Court Decision That Deed Conveying 1/128th Interest in Minerals Actually Conveys a 1/16th Interest
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of an El Paso Court of Appeals decision holding that a deed conveying a fixed 1/128th mineral and floating royalty interest in fact conveyed a non-participating 1/16th interest and a floating 1/16th royalty interest. Cale...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Hospital’s Motion to Dismiss in Chapter 74 Health Care Liability Claim
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order denying a hospital’s motion to dismiss a health care liability claim for an inadequate expert report. Chi St. Luke’s Community Health Services-The Woodlands Hospital v. Sharon Smith (No. 09-25-00044-CV; July...
Dallas Business Court Finds Jurisdiction in Dispute Over Apartment Project Development
The Dallas Business Court (1st Division) has denied a real estate investor’s attempt to remand his lawsuit against various entities involved in a major apartment complex project in Dallas. Faisal Chaudhry and Still Water Development Fund, LLC, individually and...
Houston Business Court (11th Division) Finds No Jurisdiction in Contract Dispute Between Oil and Gas Entities
The Houston Business Court has determined that it lacks jurisdiction over a contract dispute between oil and gas companies because the amount in controversy did not reach the jurisdictional threshold. OWL AssetCo1, LLC v. EOG Resources, Inc. (No. 25-BC11B-0027; 2025...
Fort Worth Business Court Finds Jurisdiction in Dispute Between Owners of a Failed Meat Processing Plant
In a suit involving the bankruptcy of a Missouri meat processing plant the Fort Worth (Eighth Division) Business Court has denied Defendant’s plea to the jurisdiction, maintaining jurisdiction under Section 25A.004(b), Government Code, because the amount (of damages)...
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