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Beaumont Court of Appeals Upholds Sanctions Order Against Prominent GOP Attorney
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has upheld a Montgomery County district court order sanctioning former Harris County GOP Chair and unsuccessful House candidate Jared...
SCOTX’s Recent Decision on UM/UIM Cases Bearing Fruit
In the first case we’ve seen since SCOTX decided In re State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. (No. 24-0172; April 25, 2025), the Dallas Court of Appeals has given a Dallas...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses $1.8 Million Judgment Against Oil Well-Servicing Company
The Dallas Court of Appeals has reversed a $1.8 judgment against a well-servicing company arising from injuries to another contractor’s employee during a test of the...
SB 30 (Medical Damages) Advances from House JCJ
By a 7-4 margin, the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee has advanced SB 30, which now deals solely with evidence of medical damages. During the...
SCOTX Mandamuses Fort Worth Trial Court for Granting Death-Penalty Sanctions With No Basis in the Evidence
The Texas Supreme Court has granted a trucking company’s petition for writ of mandamus to order a Fort Worth trial court to vacate its death-penalty sanctions order...
Life of the Mother Legislation Hits House Floor Tomorrow (SB 31)
Legislation clarifying current law to ensure that a physician may treat a pregnant woman for a life-threatening condition before the condition becomes acute will hit...
SCOTX Rules That if a Common Law Cause of Action for Negligent Hiring Even Exists, It’s Subject to the TCPA
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Houston [14th] Court of Appeals decision holding that the TCPA does not apply to a negligent hiring, training, and supervision...
Hearing Alert! FOR HB 49 by Darby-Perry re Produced Water Recycling
Senate Natural Resources 9:00, Wednesday, May 21, 2025 E1.012 Hearing Notice Video Link Please attend the hearing or send a representative to register FOR HB 49 ...
SCOTX Rules for Surface Owner in Dispute with Salt Mining Company Over Ownership and Use of Underground Salt Caverns
The Texas Supreme Court, largely siding with the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals, has held that a 1947 conveyance of oil, gas, and other minerals did not transfer to...
Justices Sullivan, Busby Woodshed Parties Who File Petitions for Review, Settle, and Request Vacatur of Intermediate Appellate Court Opinions in Their Cases
In a concurring opinion to one of four cases in which settling parties asked the Texas Supreme Court to vacate appellate decisions by the Dallas, Corpus Christi,...
15th Court of Appeals Files Revised Opinion in TCEQ Permitting Case (Worth Reading!)
The 15th Court of Appeals has withdrawn an opinion handed down in February in a TCEQ permitting case involving a terminal facility in Calhoun County. The court, however, reached the same conclusion, reversing a Travis County district court’s decision remanding the...
TCJL Tracking Report 6-5-25
TCJL Tracked Bill List 6-5-25 QUICK HIGHLIGHTS Sunday, June 22: last day the governor can sign or veto bills. Offense bills supported Life of the Mother Pregnancy Complications SB 31 Sent to the Governor 5-27-25 Proxy Advisor SB 2337 Sent to the Governor 6-2-25...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Chapter 74 Motion to Dismiss Derivative Claims Pleaded After Expiration of Expert Report Deadline
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has reversed a Bexar County district court denial of health care providers’ Chapter 74 motion to dismiss for failure to timely serve an expert report. Tontiplaphol v. Urdiales, (No. 04-24-00433-CV; April 30, 2025) arose from the death...
Austin Court of Appeals Splits in Breach of Contract Case Raising Questions Regarding Contract Interpretation, Appellate Procedure
A divided Austin Court of Appeals has reversed a judgment in a breach of contract case that the dissent argues raises significant contract interpretation and appellate procedure concerns. Camino Real Developers, LLC; Jack Dyer; and Dan Addante v. Tim Adkins and...
89th Legislature Jumps the Shark on New Causes of Action, Penalties
When we last reported on this subject right after the March 21 filing deadline, we were staggered by the sheer number of bills creating new or expanded legal duties, new causes of action, new or expanded civil and administrative penalties, new criminal penalties, new...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Reverses $1.5 Million Judgment Against Manufacturer
The Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has reversed a significant judgment against a manufacturer in a personal injury case against the manufacturer’s subsidiary. Lippert Components, Inc. v. Quinton Williams (No. 01-22-00501-CV; May 1, 2025) arose from injuries allegedly...
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