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Fourteenth Court of Appeals Splits on Mental Anguish Damages in Fraudulent Lien Case
In a case that might not otherwise be of general interest to most TCJL members, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals majority and dissenting opinions in Nationstar...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court Refusal to Compel Arbitration in Landlord-Tenant Dispute
We have previously speculated that the pandemic’s impact on landlord-tenant relations may produce a spike in litigation reaching the appellate level. One case in...
TCJL PAC – Political Events Calendar Updated
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SCOTX to Decide Enforceability of Indemnity Agreement by Settling Indemnitee
In a case that could have massive implications for commercial construction contracts, the Texas Supreme Court is poised to decide whether an indemnitee may enforce...
Redistricting Overview: TCJL Annual Meeting 11-4-21
This Redistricting PowerPoint was presented today at the 2021 TCJL Annual Meeting. Feel free to use it as a primer for the redistricting process, understanding that...
Austin Court of Appeals Rejects TCPA Dismissal of Defamation Suit by Local Business
In an opinion by Justice Gisela Triana. he Austin Court of Appeals has substantially upheld a Williamson County district court’s refusal to grant a motion to dismiss...
Dallas Court of Appeals Splits on Arbitration in Wrongful Death Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting a stay of arbitration in a wrongful death case involving the 2016 deaths of five residents of a...
SCOTX Grants Mandamus Relief to Business Compelled to Produce an Independent Contractor for Oral Deposition
In a case out of the 14th Court of Appeals [Houston], the Texas Supreme Court has granted mandamus relief to a defendant business which the trial court compelled to...
Governor Abbott Appoints Evan Young To The Supreme Court Of Texas
For Immediate Distribution | November 1, 2021 | (512) 463-1826 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced his appointment of Evan Young, a former clerk to Supreme...
State Bar Adopts Policy Changes to Comply with U.S. 5th Circuit Decision
In response to the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in McDonald v. Longley, 4 F.4th 229 (5th Cir. 2021), the State Bar of Texas has adopted numerous changes to its rules and policies. Brought by three attorneys in 2016, the lawsuit challenged the...
State Bar of Texas Board of Directors Certifies Candidates for Next President
The Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas has certified two candidates for the April 2022 ballot for 2022-23 State Bar President-Elect. Both candidates have been active in the Bar and in the profession for many years. Additional candidates, if any, have...
Settlement Averts SCOTX Consideration of Trial Court Setting Remote Jury Trial Over Objection of the Parties
On Monday, November 1 a remote jury trial was scheduled to commence in a Travis County district court. The case arose from a 2018 apartment fire in San Marcos in which five people died and many others injured. The plaintiffs (14 in all) sued 12 defendants for...
Governor Abbott Appoints Caughey to Texas Judicial Council
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jennifer Caughey to the Texas Judicial Council for a term set to expire on June 30, 2027. The council studies the court system in Texas and looks for methods to improve while also investigating and reporting on matters referred to...
Fourteenth Court of Appeals Splits on Mental Anguish Damages in Fraudulent Lien Case
In a case that might not otherwise be of general interest to most TCJL members, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals majority and dissenting opinions in Nationstar Mortgage LLC; HSBC Bank USA, N.A.; Bank of America, N.A.; and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company v....
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Overturns Trial Court Refusal to Compel Arbitration in Landlord-Tenant Dispute
We have previously speculated that the pandemic’s impact on landlord-tenant relations may produce a spike in litigation reaching the appellate level. One case in point is Mid-America Apartments, L.P. d/b/a Colonial Village at Willow Creek Apartments v. Travis Trojan...
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- Eminent Domain: Why S.B. 421 was a Litigation Nightmare
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