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Business Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Remove for Untimeliness
Sun Metals Group, LLC v. Shuangcheng Yu, Mengling Sun, Sunmetals Products of America, LLC, and Sunmetals Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (No. 25-BC01A-0050; 2025...
Business Court Grants Motion to Remove Case to Business Court Based on HB 40’s Lower Amount-in-Controversy Threshold
The Business Court denied the motion to remand filed by Plaintiff OWL AssetCo1, who challenged the jurisdiction of this Court after House Bill 40’s implementation....
Eastland Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Producer in Royalty Dispute
The Eastland Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment in favor of the producer in a royalty dispute with a family group of property owners in Midland County. Evans...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Maritime Transportation Company’s Special Appearance in Personal Injury Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has dismissed a plaintiff’s personal injury claims against a maritime transportation company for lack of personal jurisdiction....
Austin Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Court Ruling Directing Claimant to Pay Attorney’s Fees Out of Workers’ Compensation Recovery
The Austin Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order requiring the employee in a workers’ compensation case to pay his lawyer’s fees out his recovery of...
SCOTUS Decision in Mallory Has No Effect on Texas Foreign Entity Registration Statute
A 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision has become a flashpoint in the State of Texas’ litigation against the manufacturer of Tylenol. That decision, which held that a...
Tyler Court of Appeals Affirms $450,000 Judgment Against Grocery Chain in Slip-and-Fall Case
The Tyler Court of Appeals has upheld a $450,000 judgment against an East Texas grocery store chain because it did not preserve for appeal the issue of Plaintiff’s...
SCOTX Rules That Statutory Affirmative Defense for Highway Contractors Does Not Require Contractual Privity with TxDOT
In a case we first reported last April, the Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals holding that § 97.002, CPRC, which protects a road...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Insurer in Homeowner’s Policy Dispute
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an insurer in a homeowner’s policy dispute, including an award of appellate...
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Please join Special Guest Governor Greg Abbott For a Reception Honoring Texas Supreme Court and 15th Court of Appeals Incumbent Candidates January 8, 2026 Event...
SCOTX Reverses Court of Appeals’ Dismissal of Appeal Where Party Challenged Validity of a Settlement Agreement
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Dallas Court of Appeals decision dismissing the appeal of a party who challenged the validity of a settlement agreement approved by the trial court. 1 Coventry Court, LLC v. The Downs of Hillcrest Residential Association, Inc....
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses $750,000 Attorney’s Fee Award in Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a $750,000 attorney’s fee award to a defendant in a trade secrets misappropriation case who alleged that plaintiff filed the suit in bad faith. Teligistics, Inc. v. Advanced Personal Computing, Inc. d/b/a Liquid...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration Against Certain Nonsignatories to an Arbitration Agreement
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has delivered a prodigiously well-researched opinion on the law of enforcing arbitration agreements against nonsignatory agents of a corporate defendant. Maireni Peguero; Brad Young; and Dyno Petro v. Jerry Freishtat and Justin...
Business Court Rules It Has Jurisdiction Over Remaining Claims After Plaintiffs Nonsuited Four of Five Defendants
Delfino Ornelas, III, Individually; Delfino Ornelas, III, Derivatively on Behalf of I Am Trucking, LLC; Delfino Ornelas, III Derivatively on Behalf of Veracity Oilfield Services, LLC v. Erasmo Herrera (No. 25-BC04B-0001; 2025 Tex. Bus. 51; December 18, 2025) arose...
Waco Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Out-of-State PAC’s TCPA Motion to Dismiss House Member’s Lawsuit
The Waco Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court denial of an out-of-state political action committee’s TCPA motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a member of the Texas House of Representatives. Courageous Conservatives PAC v. Hon. Pat Curry, State Representative...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus in Exclusive-Remedy Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted mandamus relief to the statutory employer of an injured employee of a subcontractor. In re ExxonMobil Corp. (No. 14-25-00446-CV; December 18, 2025) arose from injuries sustained by an employee of subcontractor Brown...
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