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SCOTX Accepts Review of Dallas Court of Appeals Decision Affirming Default Judgment Against Residential Landlord
The Texas Supreme has granted review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision affirming a default judgment against a residential landlord in a suit brought by a tenant....
SCOTX Accepts Review of Dallas Court of Appeals Decision Reversing $30 Million Award to Tenant in Commercial Lease Dispute
The Texas Supreme has granted a commercial tenant’s petiton for review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision that overturned a $30 million judgment in a fraud case...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
SCOTUS Decision in Mallory Has No Effect on Texas Foreign Entity Registration Statute
A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision has become a flashpoint in the State of Texas’ litigation against the manufacturer of Tylenol. That decision, which held that a Pennsylvania statute requiring a foreign entity to consent to the general jurisdiction of Pennsylvania...
Tyler Court of Appeals Affirms $450,000 Judgment Against Grocery Chain in Slip-and-Fall Case
The Tyler Court of Appeals has upheld a $450,000 judgment against an East Texas grocery store chain because it did not preserve for appeal the issue of Plaintiff’s capacity to sue for past medical expenses. Brookshire Grocery Company v. Frankie York (No....
SCOTX Rules That Statutory Affirmative Defense for Highway Contractors Does Not Require Contractual Privity with TxDOT
In a case we first reported last April, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals holding that § 97.002, CPRC, which protects a road contractor from liability if the contractor performs the work in substantial compliance with TxDOT’s...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Insurer in Homeowner’s Policy Dispute
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an insurer in a homeowner’s policy dispute, including an award of appellate attorney’s fees. Jaime Lopez and Silvia Rodriguez Lopez v. State National Insurance Company and Wellington Risk...
Join Governor Abbott Honoring Supreme Court and 15th Court Incumbent Candidates – TCJL PAC
Please join Special Guest Governor Greg Abbott For a Reception Honoring Texas Supreme Court and 15th Court of Appeals Incumbent Candidates January 8, 2026 Event Details: www.tcjlpac.com/join-governor-abbott Political Advertising Paid By: Texas Civil Justice League PAC...
El Paso Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Arbitration Where Defendants Substantially Invoked Litigation Process
The El Paso Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order denying a defense motion to compel arbitration in a dispute over a noncompete clause because the defendants substantially invoked the litigation process to plaintiffs’ detriment. In a substituted memorandum...
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