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El Paso Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration
The El Paso Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order denying a contractor's motion to compel arbitration after the contractor waited nearly two years before...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Chapter 74 Dismissal for Insufficient Expert Report
Carlos Garcia-Cantu, M.D. v. Amy Christine Gonzalez (No. 13-22-00504-CV; April 18, 2024) arose from a medical malpractice suit in which Gonzalez alleged that Dr....
Amarillo Court of Appeals Pours Out TCPA Claimant
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (Ch. 27, CPRC). Mauro E. Garza,...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Overturns Death Penalty Sanctions Against Kellogg Brown & Root
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has granted Kellogg Brown & Root’s petition for writ of mandamus vacating a death penalty sanctions order issued by a Harris...
AUGUST 2023: SCOTX Sets Nuclear Verdict Product Liability Case for Oral Argument
The presumption of nonliability for products manufactured to meet or exceed mandatory federal safety standards, § 82.008, CPRC, is one of the cornerstones of the...
El Paso Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court for Limiting Plaintiff’s Designation of Supplemental Expert Witnesses After a Mistrial in Commercial Trucking Case
In re Juan Esparza (No. 08-23-00256-CV; April 26, 2024) arose from a personal-injury lawsuit in which Esparza alleged that he was seriously injured when a Coastal...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals: A County is Not a Person for Purposes of Chapter 74, CPRC, so No Expert Report Required in Opioid Cases Against Pharmacies
Albertson Companies, Inc., et al. v. County of Dallas (No. 14-23-0279-CV) and SPCSA PLLC a/k/a Shavano Oaks Pharmacy v. County of Bexar (No. 14-23-00299-CV) (May 21,...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Storm Damage Claim Against Insurer
Joe and Shirley Nathan v. USAA General Indemnity (No. 05-23-00106; May 2, 2024) arose from the homeowners’ property damage claim for roof and interior damage caused...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court That Denied Defendant’s Claim for Plaintiff’s Mental Health Condition
Following recent SCOTX precedent, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has ordered a Harris County trial court to permit defendants to obtain discovery of the...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Affirms Take-Nothing Defense Judgment in Trucking Case Where Plaintiffs Missed Deadline for Serving Deposition Excerpts of Treating Physician
William Schulze and Susan Schulze v. Jonathan Cardenas (No. 09-22-00001-CV; March 28, 2024) arose from an alleged rear-end collision between Plaintiffs’ vehicle and...
Austin Court of Appeals Sides with State in Dispute Over Ownership of Republic of Texas-Era Letter
A man wrote an email to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission inquiring about the Commission’s interest in purchasing an 1836 letter in his possession allegedly written by Republic of Texas President David G. Burnet to Thomas Toby, whom the Legislature...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Splits Over Whether “Regular Use” Exclusion in UM/UIM Policy Is Enforceable
Over a spirited dissent, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has overturned a trial court ruling that a “regular use” exclusion in a UM/UIM policy violated public policy and could not be enforced. Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company v. Artemiz Freeman (No....
Divided Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Dismissal of Chapter 74 Health Care Liability Claim for Inadequate Expert Report
David Zinmeister & Marlene Zinmeister v. Houston Methodist Hospital (No. 14-22-00873-CV; May 16, 2024) stemmed from a health care liability claim alleging that the hospital and hospital staff botched David’s post-surgical care by failing to appoint a hospitalist...
SCOTX Declines Review in Condemnation Suit Dismissed Because Lawyer Pursuing the Case Didn’t Represent the Landowner
The Texas Supreme Court has denied review of an Eastland Court of Appeals decision dismissing a landowner’s appeal for want of jurisdiction on the basis that the lawyer who filed objections to the commissioners’ award and pursued the appeal never represented the...
El Paso Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration
The El Paso Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order denying a contractor's motion to compel arbitration after the contractor waited nearly two years before seeking arbitration on the eve of trial. Humberto Rivas, Individually, Steve Rivas, Individually,...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Affirms Denial of Chapter 74 Dismissal for Insufficient Expert Report
Carlos Garcia-Cantu, M.D. v. Amy Christine Gonzalez (No. 13-22-00504-CV; April 18, 2024) arose from a medical malpractice suit in which Gonzalez alleged that Dr. Garcia-Cantu lacerated her liver while performing surgery to biopsy a possible lipoma on her left breast....
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