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Business Court Rules That Promissory Note Not a Security under the Texas Securities Act
The Business Court has granted partial summary judgment to a defendant who argued that a promissory note was not a security as defined by the Texas Securities Act....
Business Court Denies Motion to Remand Dispute Between Owners of Freestanding Emergency Facility
The Business Court has denied a motion to remand a case arising out of an alleged diversion of a business opportunity committed by members of an LLC that owned a...
Business Court Denies Boeing’s MSJ in Dispute With Southwest Airline Pilots Over 737 MAX
The Business Court has denied Boeing’s motion for summary judgment in its dispute with the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association over whether Boeing’s...
Business Court Denies India-Based Lawyers Access to Defendant’s Confidential Information in Trade Secrets Case
The Business Court has denied lawyers with an India-based law firm access to a defendant’s highly confidential information because of the risk of inadvertent...
Governor Abbott Sets Special Election For Texas Senate District 22
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a proclamation announcing Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as the special election date for the Texas Senate District 22 seat recently...
Business Court Issues Opinion Explaining Summary Judgment Favoring the Dallas Mavericks Over the Dallas Stars
In an opinion by Judge Whitehill, the Business Court has issued a second lengthy opinion in a dispute between the Dallas Mavericks and theDallasStars over ownership...
Business Court Remands Employment Discrimination Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
The Business Court has remanded an employment discrimination action to a Harris County district court after Plaintiff’s former employer removed the case to the...
Business Court Grants Summary Judgment to Plaintiff in Breach of Contract Case Involving Sale of ETF Management Assets
The Business Court has ruled that a contract promising “payments in perpetuity” in exchange for a high yield ETF fund means what it says, even though the buyer shut...
Business Court Rules in Favor of Texas Rangers Owner Bobby Simpson In Dispute With His Former Spouse
The Business Court has sided with one of the owners of the Texas Rangers in a dispute over the terms of an agreed divorce decree that established a constructive...
Business Court Throws Out Breach of Contract Claim for Noncompliance with Statute of Frauds
The Business Court has granted summary judgment in favor of a real estate developer who argued that a contract with a homebuilder to purchase lots in a subdivision...
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 racial and gender prejudice in both trial and closing argument. Patriot Contracting, LLC, Stephen J....
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 Houston FD fire truck and a passenger vehicle that injured Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs sued the city for...
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 to Texas Instruments. Texas Instruments Incorporated v. Great Lakes Insurance SE, SCOR (UK) Co. Limited,...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Plaintiff ‘s Verdict in Health Care Liability Case, Tosses $300,000 Award of Economic and Noneconomic Damages
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment rendered on a jury verdict awarding a plaintiff $300,000 in damages in her lawsuit against an ophthalmologist. Robert E. Torti, M.D., P.A. d/b/a Retina Specialists & Henry Choi, M.D. v. Rachel Martinez (No....
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Enforces Arbitration Agreement in Dispute Between Energy Company and BakerBotts
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying an energy company’s motion to vacate an arbitration award in favor of its former law firm. EQT Corporation, EQT Production Company, and EQT Energy, LLC v. Baker Botts, LLP and Scott Looper...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of City of Houston’s MSJ Under Tort Claims Act
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying the City of Houston’s motion for summary judgment, holding that USAA presented sufficient evidence to raise a fact issue concerning whether the city had actual notice of a tort claim. City of...
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