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San Antonio [Fourth Division] Business Court Finds No Jurisdiction in Case Removed from Probate Court
The San Antonio [Fourth Division] Business Court has ruled that it does not have jurisdiction over a case removed from a probate court because Plaintiff didn’t agree...
MDL Panel Considering Transfer Petition for LNG Terminal Construction Accident
Defendants in a multi-party action arising from a construction accident at a Port Arthur LNG terminal have petitioned the multi-district litigation panel to transfer...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Rules That Foreign Judgment Creditors May Domesticate a New York Judgment in Texas and Seek Dismissal of Similar Texas Suit on Res Judicata Grounds
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed that filing motion to dismiss on res judicata grounds in a Texas lawsuit does not bar foreign judgment creditors...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses $1.5 Million Punitive Damages Award in Questionable Fraud Lawsuit Over Nonsubscriber Policy
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a $1.5 million punitive damages judgment against a trucking company that procured a nonsubscriber policy for an...
Dallas Court of Appeals Overturns $34 Million Judgment Against Taiwanese Manufacturer for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a $34 million default judgment against a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer. Polaris Electronic Co. Ltd. v. Raspberry 353...
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 (TIMES UPDATED) 10:00-12:00 CLE Growing Pains: Reviewing the...
SCOTX Stays Premises Liability Lawsuit Against Hospital to Consider Mandamus Petition in Discovery Dispute
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a hospital management company’s motion for an emergency stay while it considers the company’s petition for writ of mandamus in a...
SCOTX Grants Review of Austin Court of Appeals Decision Affirming Plaintiff’s Judgment in Implied Warranty Case
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review an Austin Court of Appeals decision upholding a judgment against an Austin hydraulics company for breach of the implied...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Biotech Company’s Takings, Tort Claims Against Southwestern Medical Center in Dispute Over Cancer Research
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting Southwestern Medical Center’s plea to the jurisdiction in suit filed by a biotech company whose...
SCOTX Grants Review in Legal Malpractice Case Raising Rule 91a, TCPA Questions
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of an Austin Court of Appeals decision affirming trial court orders dismissing a legal malpractice case under Rule 91a....
Constitutional Amendments on the November 2025 Ballot
There are 17 proposed constitutional amendments on the Texas November 2025 ballot. Complete information is available on the Texas Secretary of State website at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2025-explanatory-statements.pdf. Proposition Number 1 Prop....
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Rejects Port Freeport’s Condemnation Petition for Failing to Specify Public Use
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting summary judgment to Port Freeport on the basis that its condemnation petition failed to state public use with the statutorily required specificity. Henry Jones, et al. v. Port Freeport (No....
15th Court of Appeals Throws Out Taxpayer Lawsuit Against Comptroller Contesting Constitutionality of Tax Lien Statute
The 15th Court of Appeals has rejected a constitutional challenge to the statute authorizing the Comptroller to record a tax lien against a delinquent state taxpayer’s nonexempt real and personal property. Vinh Huu Cao & Mai Hong Luu v. Kelly Hancock, In His...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Granting Summary Judgment to Parties That Didn’t Request It
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded an atypical breach of contract case in which the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of parties that didn’t request it. Insurors Indemnity Company v. Quality Works Construction, Inc., Misheck...
San Antonio [Fourth Division] Business Court Finds No Jurisdiction in Case Removed from Probate Court
The San Antonio [Fourth Division] Business Court has ruled that it does not have jurisdiction over a case removed from a probate court because Plaintiff didn’t agree to the removal. Charlotte Rogers Barrett v. Marcus T. Barrett, IV, et al. (No. 25-BC04A-0013; 2025...
MDL Panel Considering Transfer Petition for LNG Terminal Construction Accident
Defendants in a multi-party action arising from a construction accident at a Port Arthur LNG terminal have petitioned the multi-district litigation panel to transfer to an MDL pre-trial court a number of personal injury actions filed in Harris and Jefferson Counties....
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