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SCOTX Denies Mandamus in Case Pitting Powerhouse Appellate Firms
In a case pitting appellate firms who are frequent flyers at the Texas Supreme Court, the Court has denied several defendants’ petition for writ of mandamus that...
SCOTX Grants Review of Dallas Court of Appeals Decision Involving Texas Dram Shop Act
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a restaurant’s petition for review of a Dallas Court of Appeals’ decision reversing a summary judgment in its favor. Raoger...
Governor Abbott Appoints Gunn To First Court Of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed longtime appellate lawyer David Gunn to the First Court of Appeals, Place 4, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2026. Gunn...
SCOTX Agrees to Hear Chapter 74 Case Involving Pit Bull Attack at Restaurant
In a somewhat unusual case, the Texas Supreme Court has granted a physician’s petition for review of a Houston [1st] Court of Appeals determination that a claim...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Enforces Arbitration Agreement in Dispute Over Agreement to Settle Employee’s Sexual Assault Claim
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order compelling arbitration of an employee’s claim that her employer breached an agreement settling...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Motion to Arbitrate in Case Involving Online Loan Application
Over an unfiled dissent, the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court denial of a motion to arbitrate a dispute over a loan agreement where an...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Rules TCPA Inapplicable to Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim Against Law Firm
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court ruling dismissing an oil and gas producer’s breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit against a prominent...
SCOTX Mandamuses Trial Court That Compelled a Defendant to Produce Self-Incriminating Discovery in Violation of Fifth Amendment
The Texas Supreme Court has ordered a trial court to vacate parts of an order granting a motion to compel a defendant’s response to interrogatories that would...
SCOTX Remands Case to Trial Court That Refused to Consider Responses to Summary Judgment Motions Filed a Day Late
The Texas Supreme Court has held that a trial court abused its discretion when it denied a motion to file a response to a summary judgment tendered one day late...
TCJL, US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Lawyers for Civil Justice Respond to TPLF Opposition
September 25, 2024 TCJL, ILR and LCJ filed a letter with Judge Harvey Brown in response to the opposition letter by Hance Scarborough, representing the International...
TCJL Files Brief in Long-Arm Jurisdiction Case Involving Austrian Manufacturer
Yesterday TCJL filed an amicus curiae brief with the Texas Supreme Court in support of an Austrian aircraft-engine manufacturer’s petition for review. The case, BRP-Rotax GMBH & Co. KG v. Sheema Shaik and Touseef Siddiqui (No. 23-0756), arose from the crash of...
SCOTX Grants Review of Multi-Million Judgment Against Pipeline Company
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a pipeline company’s petition for review of a Houston [1st] Court of Appeals split decision affirming a $6.1 million judgment against the company for breach of contract. American Midstream (Alabama Intrastate), LLC v. Rainbow Energy...
Register Today! TCJL 38th Annual Meeting & CLE on November 7, 2024
TCJL 38th Annual Meeting 2024 Thursday, November 7, 2024 Headliners Club 221 West 6th Street Austin 9:00-11:00 CLE AI Legal And Ethical Pitfalls: What You Need To Know For The 2025 Session CLE Program Course # 174249070, 2 Hours CLE credit including 1 Hour Ethics...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Reverses Class Certification Order
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order certifying a class action against a manufacturer of electronic valves for water filtration systems. Background The facts of Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC v. Paul Belsome, et al. (No....
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Chapter 74 Malpractice Claim
Patricia Martin v. Methodist Health Centers d/b/a Houston Methodist Willowbrook and Diego C. Marines Copado, M.D. (No.14-23-00418-CV; filed July 16, 2024) arose from a medical malpractice claim based on the physician’s failure to timely diagnose rectal cancer, which...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Attorney’s Fees Award under UDJA Despite Dismissing the Case Under Ecclesiastical Abstention Doctrine
Manohar Singh Mann, Narinder Singh Nagra and Bhupinder Singh v. Sikh National Center, Inc. (No. 14-23-00272-CV; filed August 1, 2024) arose from a dispute between the Sikh National Center (SNC) and the appellants over access to SNC’s bank accounts. SNC filed suit,...
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