No Regulation
by Litigation
Divided SCOTX Reverses Beaumont Court of Appeals in Important Contractual Indemnity Case
A closely divided Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Beaumont Court of Appeals decision that erroneously applied the express negligence rule to an indemnity...
SCOTX Reverses El Paso Court of Appeals Decision Blocking Landowner from Appealing Groundwater District’s Denial of Party Status
A unanimous Texas Supreme Court has reversed two El Paso Court of Appeals’ decisions holding that it lacked jurisdiction to consider a landowner’s appeal of the...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Order Granting Summary Judgment for Employer in Dispute Over Arbitration Agreement
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a TC order granting an employer’s motion for summary judgment in case in which an arbitrator determined that...
Governor Abbott Appoints Laura Pratt To Seventh Court of Appeals
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Laura Pratt to the Seventh Court of Appeals, Place 2 for a term set to expire December 31, 2026, or until her successor shall be duly...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Award of Prejudgment Interest in Excess of UIM Policy Limits
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court judgment in favor of the insured in a UIM case but reversed the trial court’s award of prejudgment...
15th Court of Appeals Reverses TC Mandamus to Force DPS to Disclose Materials Related to Uvalde Shooting to News Organizations
The 15th Court of Appeals has reversed a summary judgment for news organizations that made Public Information Requests for all materials, current and future,...
15th Court of Appeals Affirms TC Reversal of TCEQ Decision to Issue Water-Rights Permit to Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
The 15th Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court ruling reversing TCEQ’s decision to grant a water-rights permit to a river authority for a substantial diversion...
Divided Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Holds That Third-Party Coverage Defendants in South Carolina Asbestos Case Have Standing to Appeal as Post-Judgment Intervenors in Texas Foreign Order Domestication Proceeding
Over a dissent, the Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has held that two insurers of a long dissolved Texas corporation facing an asbestos-related wrongful death suit...
Business Court Splits Baby in Dispute Over Settlement Proceeds in Suit Between Eagleford Gas Producers
Following the second-ever trial held in the Business Court, the court determined that a squabble over allocation of the proceeds (and responsibility for paying...
El Paso Court of Appeals Reverses TC Order Denying Medical Provider’s Objections to Plaintiffs’ Expert Reports
The El Paso Court of Appeals has returned a case to the trial court for erroneously overruling a home health care provider’s objections to Plaintiffs’ expert...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Rejects Tort Claims Act Suit by Survivors of Uvalde School Shooting
Affirming a Uvalde County trial court, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has held that survivors of the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde could not allege jurisdictional facts to establish a waiver of sovereign immunity under the Texas Tort Claims Act. Barrera, et al....
Dallas Court of Appeals Upholds $665,000 Noneconomic Damage Award in Trucking Accident Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment awarding $665,000 to a plaintiff in a trucking case. SL Nabors Commercial/Residential Roofing, Ltd. v. Rico Delmon Allen (No. 05-24-00854-CV; March 26, 2026) arose from a wreck between a passenger vehicle and a...
Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals Rejects Taxpayers’ Claim That Chief Appraiser Acted Ultra Vires by Assessing Allegedly Exempt Property
The Corpus Christi/Edinburgh Court of Appeals has held that a taxpayer cannot allege an ultra vires claim to bypass the ARB process. Richard Molina, Chief Appraiser, and Cameron County Appraisal District v. QET Aircraft Services, LLC, and Mario L. Arrieta Lopez (No....
Business Court Grants Partial Summary Judgment to Operator in Dispute Over Terms of Farmout Agreement
The Business Court has granted partial summary judgment to an operator in a dispute over the interpretation of a farmout agreement. May, et al. v. Ineos USA Oil & Gas, LLC, et al. (2026 Tex. Bus. 14; March 27, 2026) arose from a farmout agreement of oil and gas...
Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals reverses $15.8 Million Judgment Against Producer in Royalty Dispute
The Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals has reversed a sizable judgment against an oil and gas producer in a dispute over the interpretation of the royalty clause in two oil and gas leases. Devon Energy Production Company, L.P., Devon Energy Corporation, BPX...
SCOTX Reverses Austin Court of Appeals Decision, Rules That Defendant’s Untimely Designation of Causation Expert Had Good Cause
The Texas Supreme Court reversed an Austin Court of Appeals decision upholding a judgment against an Austin hydraulics company for breach of the implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair of a faulty hydraulic cylinder on a crane. Diamond Hydraulics, Inc. v. GAC...
Subscribe to TCJL Emails
TCJL Legislative
Analysis Process
TCJL Journal
Spring 2024
Highlights
Chairman’s Column
George Christian Award: Tribute to Chief Justice Nathan Hecht
Rob Looney Award to Chairman Jeff Leach
Super Staffer Awards: Recognizing Outstanding Legislative Staff
- Lauren Young
- Drew Tedford
- Andrea Stingley
2023 Annual Meeting
2024 Annual Meeting
88th Legislative Session Report
- Part 1: TCJL Priority Bills Passed in the 88th Session
- Part 2: Civil Justice-Related Bills that Failed in 2023
- Part 3: How Did TCJL’s Statement of Conservative Business Principles Fare?
- Part 4: Eminent Domain Update
- Part 5: Special Session Report – Legislature Prohibits Vaccine Mandates
TPLF: Third Party Litigation Funding
Pandemic Liability Two Years On
Texas Judges
2024 Elections Report
What’s on the Web
Amicus Report