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SCOTX’s Recent Decision on UM/UIM Cases Bearing Fruit
In the first case we’ve seen since SCOTX decided In re State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. (No. 24-0172; April 25, 2025), the Dallas Court of Appeals has given a Dallas...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses $1.8 Million Judgment Against Oil Well-Servicing Company
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a $1.8 judgment against a well-servicing company arising from injuries to another contractor’s employee during a test of the...
SB 30 (Medical Damages) Advances from House JCJ
By a 7-4 margin, the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee has advanced SB 30, which now deals solely with evidence of medical damages. During the...
SCOTX Mandamuses Fort Worth Trial Court for Granting Death-Penalty Sanctions With No Basis in the Evidence
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a trucking company’s petition for writ of mandamus to order a Fort Worth trial court to vacate its death-penalty sanctions order...
Life of the Mother Legislation Hits House Floor Tomorrow (SB 31)
Legislation clarifying current law to ensure that a physician may treat a pregnant woman for a life-threatening condition before the condition becomes acute will hit...
SCOTX Rules That if a Common Law Cause of Action for Negligent Hiring Even Exists, It’s Subject to the TCPA
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals decision holding that the TCPA does not apply to a negligent hiring, training, and supervision...
Hearing Alert! FOR HB 49 by Darby-Perry re Produced Water Recycling
Senate Natural Resources 9:00, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 E1.012 Hearing Notice Video Link Please attend the hearing or send a representative to register FOR HB 49 ...
SCOTX Rules for Surface Owner in Dispute with Salt Mining Company Over Ownership and Use of Underground Salt Caverns
The Texas Supreme Court, largely siding with the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals, has held that a 1947 conveyance of oil, gas, and other minerals did not transfer to...
Justices Sullivan, Busby Woodshed Parties Who File Petitions for Review, Settle, and Request Vacatur of Intermediate Appellate Court Opinions in Their Cases
In a concurring opinion to one of four cases in which settling parties asked the Texas Supreme Court to vacate appellate decisions by the Dallas, Corpus Christi,...
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of City’s Plea to the Jurisdiction in Dog-Bite Case
The Austin Court of Appeals has allowed a suit filed by a visitor to the city’s pet adoption center who was attacked and bitten by a dog on display at an adoption...
House Approves Judicial Conduct Commission Restructuring (SJR 27), Substantial Judicial Compensation Increase (SB 293)
Yesterday the House overwhelmingly approved SJR 27, which makes several important reforms to the membership and authority of the Judicial Conduct Commission and Texas Supreme Court. SJR 27 now returns to the Senate, which will consider whether to concur in the House...
SCOTX Reverses Fort Worth Court of Appeals’ Decision Dismissing a Chapter 74 Health Care Liability Claim for Inadequate Expert Report
By a 7-2 vote, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Fort Worth Court of Appeals decision dismissing a Chapter 74 claim against a hospital based on an inadequate expert report. As we first reported last June, Jared Bush, Jr. v. Colombia Medical Center of Arlington...
SCOTX Reverses Multi-Million Judgment Against Midstream Pipeline Company in Breach of Natural Gas Transportation Agreement
In a case we first reported last fall, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [1st] Court of Appeals split decision affirming a $6.1 million judgment against the pipeline company for breach of contract. [Note: You have to read to the end to understand what...
TCJL Bill Tracking Report 5-22-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List 5.22.25 May 22, 2025 QUICK HIGHLIGHTS TCJL Priority and Major Supported Bills • Life of the Mother/Pregnancy Complications: SB 31 passed the House on 5-22 (second reading 12-6-10). SB 31 passed the Senate unanimously on 4-29 and passed House...
Tyler Court of Appeals Rules That Plaintiff Had No Standing to Bring Health Care Liability Claim
The Tyler Court of Appeals has affirmed an Anderson County district court order dismissing a health care liability claim for lack of standing. Margie Pearl Davis v. Palestine Principal Health Care Limited Partnership, Palestine-Principal G.P., Inc., Oluyemisi...
Stop Proxy Advisor Conflicts – Support SB 2337/HB 4079
Stop Conflicts of Interest by Proxy Advisors April 15, 2025 About 70-80 percent of the outstanding shares of U.S. publicly traded companies are owned by institutional investors, such as mutual funds, pension funds, hedge funds, and index funds. Individual investors...
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