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Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court That Improperly Ordered Rule 202 Presuit Deposition
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has granted a group of insurers’ petition for writ of mandamus directing a Hidalgo County trial court to vacate its order...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Property/Casualty Insurer
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to an insurer and its adjuster in a dispute over coverage for a house...
Western District of Louisiana Issues Order on TPLF Disclosure
US District Court, Western District of Louisiana Standing Order 1.75 Standing Order Regarding Third-Party Litigation Funding Order issued Wednesday, September 9...
Business Court Rules That It Had Jurisdiction Over Rule 202 Motion for Presuit Deposition
The Business Court has ruled that a petition under Rule 202 for authority to take a presuit deposition is an “action” for purposes of the jurisdiction of the court....
TCJL PAC General Election Judicial Endorsements 2026
TCJL PAC 2026 Judicial Endorsements September 2026 tcjlpac.com/tcjl-pac-general-election-judicial-endorsements-2026 Judges are important. They have a direct impact...
15th Court of Appeals Rules Largely In Favor of Junior College in Coverage Dispute with TASB’s Risk Management Fund
For the second time in two months, the 15th Court of Appeals has held that governmental immunity does not bar a junior college’s affirmative defenses exonerating the...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Hospital’s Motion to Dismiss Claim by Radiologists for Radiation Exposure
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a hospital’s motion to dismiss claims by two radiologists who worked at the facility that the...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses and Remands Multi-Million Dollar Judgment Based on Improper Jury Argument, Inflammatory and Irrelevant Evidence
In an important decision, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a substantial plaintiffs’ judgment because plaintiffs’ counsel appealed to...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Dismisses TTCA Claim Against City of Houston
City of Houston v. Danielle Williams, Individually and as Next Friend of D.C., a Minor (No. 01-24-00913-CV; August 18, 2024) arose from a 2022 collision between a...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms TC Summary Judgment for Insurers in Manufacturer’s Action for Policy Benefits Arising from Pipe Rupture at Wafer Fab Facility
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to a group of insurers that issued all-risk policies with certain exclusions...
Slim Majority of SCOTX Sticks to Its Guns, Denies Rehearing in Supersedeas Bond Case
In a setback for the business and health care communities’ longstanding efforts to place an effective cap on supersedeas bonds, the Texas Supreme Court has denied defendants’ motion for rehearing in In re Greystar Development & Construction, L.P.; Gabriella Tower,...
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 demand letter put Plaintiff’s on notice that if Defendant actually filed those claims, it would push the...
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 which USAA clearly (in our view) met the Craddock standard for setting aside the judgment. It obviously...
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 fixed NPRI on that production. Blackrock Mineral Partners, LLC and Dynasty Land & Minerals, LLC v....
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 the NCAA from enforcing its five-year eligibility rule. National Collegiate Athletic Association v....
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 of trade secrets dispute between two developers of autonomous trucking technology. CreateAI Holdings,...
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