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Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment in Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court order granting summary judgment in favor of an employer based on the exclusive remedy of workers’ compensation....
Citing Lyle Lovett, Amarillo Court of Appeals Affirms TC Grant of Special Appearances to Canadian Entities
In an entertaining and somewhat offbeat opinion citing no less an authority on Texas than Lyle Lovett, the Amarillo Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Shuts Down Impermissible Discovery Demanded by Landowner in Condemnation Dispute with Pipeline
In another episode of the long-running litigation saga pitting HSC Pipeline against the Hlavinka land interests, the Houston [1st] Court of Appeals has conditionally...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Reverses TC Denial of Arbitration in Personal Injury Case
The Houston [14th] Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a defendant business’s motion to compel arbitration of a personal injury claim. Pearland...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Reverses Plaintiff’s Judgment in Trucking Accident Case
The Beaumont Court of Appeals has reversed a $9 million judgment against the driver/owner of a commercial truck in a wrongful-death suit. Curtis Adair d/b/a CK...
Fort Worth, Dallas Courts of Appeals Affirm TC Denials of TCPA Motions to Dismiss
In a pair of decisions arising from contractual disputes, the Fort Worth and Dallas Courts of Appeals have affirmed trial court orders denying motions to dismiss...
SCOTX Grants Emergency Stay in Case Involving Discovery Order to Turn Over Federally-Protected Health Care Information
In at least the third case we have seen in the past few weeks, the Texas Supreme Court has paused proceedings in a case in which a trial court has ordered a party to...
Houston [1st] Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Chapter 74 Claim for Failure to Serve Expert Report, But Defense Fails to Get Mandatory Attorney’s Fees
In Andria Solomon v. Rosemary Buckle, Nicole D. Ches, and HCA Health Services of Texas, Inc. (No. 01-23-00349-CV; March 14, 2024), Plaintiff sued health care...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Upholds Arbitration Clause in Home Purchase Agreement Against Waiver Claim
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has reversed a trial court order denying a homebuilder’s plea of abatement and motion to compel arbitration, despite a...
Fort Worth Court of Appeals Rejects Res Ipsa Theory in Suit Against Airline
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant airline where plaintiff pleaded negligence per se...
Dallas Court of Appeals Admonishes TC for Refusing to Grant Defendant Jury Trial on Plaintiff’s Attorney’s Fees Claim
The Dallas Court of Appeals has found that a trial court clearly abused its discretion by denying a defendant in an action on a sworn account his request for a jury trial on the reasonableness of the plaintiff’s attorney’s fees. William Simons Garland v. Medical...
Dallas Court of Appeals Affirms TCPA Dismissal of Defamation, Malicious Prosecution Case
The Dallas Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order dismissing a defamation case under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (Ch. 27, CPRC). Samella Anderson v. Elma Z. Goodwin (No. 05-23-00343-CV; February 22, 2024) arose from a nasty altercation between...
SCOTX Considering Review of Decision Holding That Nonprofit Health Organizations May Be Vicariously Liable for Physician’s Negligence
In a case in which the Texas Medical Association and Texas Hospital Association have taken opposing positions, the Texas Supreme Court has before it a petition for review of a Corpus Christi Court of Appeals decision holding that a nonprofit health organization that...
Dallas Court of Appeals Holds That $25 Million Supersedeas Cap Applies Per Judgment Debtor
Section 52.006, CPRC, governs the amount of a security for a money judgment that a judgment debtor must post in order to pursue an appeal. Generally the amount of this “supersedeas” bond equals the sum of the amount of compensatory damages awarded, interest for the...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of TCPA Motion to Dismiss in Defamation Case
Consultants in Pain Medicine, PLLC and David Blanton v. Ellen Boyle Duncan, PLLC and Ellen Boyle Duncan, M.D.(No. 04-22-00479-CV; March 13, 2024) arose from a dispute between a pain-management medical practice (CIPM), its CEO (Blanton), and one its six physician...
Biopharmaceutical Company Seeks Mandamus Relief Against Qui Tam Lawsuit Filed by Group of Wall Street Investors
In a case that has already been rejected by federal courts and the Department of Justice, a biopharmaceutical group has asked the Texas Supreme Court for writ of mandamus ordering a Harrison County district court to dismiss the case on both issue-preclusion and...
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