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SCOTX Agrees to Review Dallas Court of Appeals Decision Overturning Plaintiff’s Verdict Based on Trial Court’s Spoliation Charge
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision overturning a jury verdict and remanding for new trial based on the trial court’s...
SCOTX Grants Review of Fort Worth Court of Appeals Decision Dismissing Dispute Involving West Virginia Mineral Interests for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review a Fort Worth Court of Appeals’ decision dismissing a dispute concerning the ownership of West Virginia mineral...
Texas Supreme Court Finds No Jurisdiction in Products Liability Case Against Foreign Manufacturer of Fuel Pumps
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals decision affirming a trial court order denying the special appearance of a South Korean parts...
SCOTX Finds No Jurisdiction Over Austrian Aircraft Engine Manufacturer in Product Liability Lawsuit
In a case in which TCJL filed an amicus curiae brief in support of an Austrian aircraft-engine manufacturer in a product liability suit, SCOTX has reversed a Dallas...
SCOTX Establishes Standard for Recovery of Equitable Monetary Damages in Breach of Contract Cases Where Nonbreaching Party Seeks Specific Performance
In a case that conjures up William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-69), the Texas Supreme Court has held that the Waco Court of Appeals did...
TCJL Final Bill Tracking Report 6-23-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List 6.23.25 June 23, 2025 This list reflects final action. New actions are highlighted in red. TCJL PRIORITY BILLS New Causes of Action...
SCOTX Reverses Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Decision Declining to Dismiss Suit Against City Based on Emergency Exception to Tort Claims Act
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals decision that a plaintiff in a personal injury action against the City of Houston raised a...
Houston Business Court Considers Standard of Proof for Separate Attorney’s Eyes Only Designation in Protective Orders
The Houston-area business court [Eleventh Division] has issued an opinion setting out how to apply a balancing test to the question of (1) whether a protective order...
SCOTX Rules That District Court, Not Workers’ Comp Division, Determines Whether Alleged Injury is Work-Related if Employee Didn’t File Claim Raising the Issue
Affirming the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court has held that district courts, rather than the Workers’ Compensation Division, have...
SCOTX to Review San Antonio Court of Appeals Decision Holding That Running, Jogging, and Walking Are Not Recreational
In a decision reminiscent of the Dallas Court of Appeals’ pronouncement that a tornado is not a windstorm, the Texas Supreme Court has granted the City of San...
Dallas Court of Appeals Rejects Appeal Based on Rule 306 (Definiteness of a Judgment) Insufficiency Argument
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment against a defendant in a breach of contract action who complained that the judgment insufficiently identified him as the liable party in violation of Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 306. Richard Panchasarp,...
Business Court Grants Special Appearance of California Resident in Fraud Case Involving Purchase of Texas Apartment Complex
The Business Court [1st Division] has granted the special appearance of a California resident who allegedly made fraudulent misrepresentations while negotiating a real estate investment deal in Texas. JT Capital LLC v. Blom Capital LLC, 599 W. Princeton LP, Capella...
TCJL Annual Meeting
TCJL 40th Annual Meeting 2026 Annual Meeting & Luncheon, Board Meeting Thursday, November 12, 2026 Austin Club info@tcjl.com 512-320-0474 TCJL 39th Annual Meeting 2025 CLE, Annual Meeting & Luncheon, Board Meeting Wednesday, November 5,...
15th Court of Appeals: Texas Has Specific Jurisdiction over Yelp in State’s DTPA Case Over Crisis Pregnancy Center Advertisements
In a personal jurisdiction suit concerning notices Yelp attached to crisis pregnancy center business pages, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a trial court order granting Yelp’s special appearance, finding that while Yelp defeated the State’s general...
Governor Abbott Appoints Davis to Twelfth Court of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Michael Davis to the Twelfth Court of Appeals, Place 3, effective November 1, 2025, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2026, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Michael Davis of Palestine is the Judge of the...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Electric Utility in Easement Dispute
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to an electric utility in a breach of contract action arising from a dispute over alleged interference with the utility’s maintenance of an easement. William Edwards and Lynda...
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