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Business Court Rules That Notice of Removal Was Timely Where Defendant Filed Counterclaims Exceeding Court’s Jurisdictional Threshold
The Business Court has held that Plaintiffs’ notice of removal was timely, rejecting Defendant’s argument that the notice was untimely because a previous pre-suit...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Justice Dissents From Court’s Denial of USAA’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus
In a case that has us scratching our heads, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has denied USAA’s petition for writ of mandamus in a no-answer default judgment case in...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Holds That Production of Unleased Minerals Does Not Convert Floating to NPRI to Fixed NPRI on That Production
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has rejected the proposition that production of unleased minerals converts an owner of a floating NPRI to a co-tenant entitled to a...
Eastland Court of Appeals Rules for NCAA in Player Challenge to Eligibility Rule
The Eastland Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order granting a Tarleton State University basketball player’s request for a temporary injunction blocking...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms Business Court Denial of TI in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Case
In an interlocutory appeal from the Business Court, the 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed the trial court’s denial of a temporary injunction in a misappropriation...
Business Court Largely Dismisses Contract, Tort Claims Brought by Former Manager of Oil and Gas Company
The Business Court has largely granted an oil and gas company’s Rule 91a motion to dismiss various claims brought by a member and former co-manager whom the other...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Enforces Defense and Indemnity Obligations All the Way Up the Chain of Purchase and Sale Agreements Conveying Louisiana Leases
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting defendant operators’ summary judgment motions seeking enforcement of defense and indemnity...
Austin Court of Appeals Throws Out Taxpayer Suit Challenging Central Health’s Contract With Dell Medical School
The Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying Central Health’s motion to dismiss a suit brought by taxpayers to enjoin the hospital district’s...
Third-Party Litigation Funding: 214 Companies from Diverse Industries Urge Adoption of Rule Requiring Disclosure of TPLF Agreements to Parties
Lawyers for Civil Justice https://askabouttplf.com/ Letter Reflects Largest and Most Diverse Support to Date for TPLF Disclosure Rule WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
Business Court Dismisses Receivership Action for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Business Court has granted a defense plea to the jurisdiction on the basis that it didn’t have concurrent jurisdiction over the action with a district court that...
Business Court Grants Boeing’s MSJ on Pilot’s Association’s Consequential Damages Claims
In a long running dispute between the Southwest Airlines Pilot’s Association and Boeing, the Business Court has granted Boeing’s motion for summary judgment disposing of the Association’s claims for consequential damages from the grounding of the 737 MAX. Southwest...
Business Court Throws Out Bleach Manufacturer’s Breach of Contract Claim in Dispute Over Output Contract
The Business Court has granted summary judgment in favor of a purchaser of bulk-bleach from a Greenville manufacturer. FSTI, Inc. v. PVS Minibulk, Inc., et al. (2026 Tex. Bus. 69; October 1, 2026) arose from a dispute over a purchase agreement whereby DPC, PVS’s...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in Attorney Misconduct Case
TCJL has submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of an oil and gas producer's petition for writ of mandamus in the Texas Supreme Court. The petition asks the court to disqualify the plaintiff's counsel for wrongfully obtaining and using information protected by...
Business Court Remands Dispute Involving Improper Transfer of Company Funds to District Court for Failure to Meet Jurisdictional Threshold
The Business Court has once again sent a message to those wishing to transfer litigation from district court: make sure you nail down the amount in controversy first. Runner Runner LLC v. BLPP Holdings, LLC, FM 900, LLC, Nikolay Frolov, Gregory L. Miller, Prous Family...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Engineering Firm’s Motion to Dismiss for Deficient Certificate of Meri
In a case transferred from the Austin Court of Appeals, the 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a Travis County trial court’s denial of an engineering firm’s motion to dismiss a personal injury case on the basis of a deficient certificate of merit. Encotech Engineering...
15th Court of Appeals Takes Up Appeals in Related Cases With Conflicting Rulings from Two Business Court Divisions
The 15th Court of Appeals has sorted out a something of a fire drill involving suits filed by the same plaintiff against the same defendants in two Business Court Divisions that produced different rulings regarding arbitrability. Karl Drusch and TrueAero, LLC v....
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