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Beaumont Court of Appeals Reverses Trial Court Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss and Accompanying Attorney’s Fees Award
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order dismissing an attorney ad litem’s declaratory judgment action arising from a guardianship proceeding....
Divided El Paso Court of Appeals Holds That Chapter 74 Applies to Negligent Autopsy Claim
A divided El Paso Court of Appeals has held that Chapter 74, CPRC, applies to a parent’s claim that a hospital negligently performed an autopsy on their deceased...
SCOTX Grants Review in Nuclear Verdict Commercial Trucking Case
Today the Texas Supreme Court granted review in Werner Enterprises, Inc. and Shiraz A. Ali v. Jennifer Blake, Individually and As Next Friend for Nathan Blake, and...
TCJL Files Amicus Brief in $100 Million Commercial Trucking Case
TCJL has added its voice to a growing list of amici asking the Texas Supreme Court to review a commercial trucking case in which a Harris County jury reached a...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Rule 91a Dismissal of Suit Against Physician
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded a trial court order dismissing Plaintiff’s claims against a physician and awarding the physician attorney’s...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus Compelling Trial Court to Allow Health Care Providers Affirmative Defense Under the Pandemic Liability Protection Act
In a pair of parallel cases, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has granted a health care provider’s petition for writ of mandamus, reversing a Washington County...
Dallas Court of Appeals Rejects Restaurant’s Insurance Claim Based on COVID-19 Pandemic
Joining a long list of federal courts and courts in other states, the Dallas Court of Appeals has held that the COVID-19 virus did not cause a “direct physical loss...
SCOTX Accepts Certified Question from Fifth Circuit in Negligent Undertaking Case Against Property Owner
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review another certified question from the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concerning a landowner’s responsibility to...
Austin Court of Appeals Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Workers’ Compensation Act
The Austin Court of Appeals has rejected an injured worker’s constitutional challenge to the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act. Normal Engel v. Texas Department of...
SCOTX Accepts Certified Question from 5th Circuit on Pre-emptive Effect of State Human Rights Act on Common-Law Tort Claims
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to consider a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals certified question arising from an employee’s lawsuit against SMU University and...
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 Corporation d/b/a Cadot Restaurant v. Barrie Myers (No. 05-21-00988-CV; No. 23-0662; granted September 27,...
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 replaces Justice April Farris, whom the Governor appointed to the new statewide 15th Court of Appeals....
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 against the physician based on the physician's letter regarding the suitability of a pit bull as a service...
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 the employee’s claims involving a sexual assault by another employee. Jane Doe v. Occidental Petroleum...
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 online loan application contained an arbitration clause. Discovery Bank v. Marcus Miller (No....
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 Houston law firm. Stephen H. Dernick and David D. Dernick v. Foley & Lardner LLP, successor- in -...
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