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Dallas Court of Appeals Reverses Denial of Special Appearance in Fraud Case Involving Death of a Horse
In United States Eventing Association, Inc. v. Pegasus Eventing, LLC, Ellen Doughty-Hume, et. al. (No. 05-23-01287-CV; August 5, 2024), Plaintiff, a horse coach for...
Dallas Court of Appeals Reinstates Jury Verdict in Favor of Trinity Industries in Breach of Contract Dispute
In a multi-million dollar suit stemming from a concrete manufacturer’s refusal to reimburse its lessor for corrosive damage to lessor’s railcars, the Dallas Court of...
Beaumont Court of Appeals Dismisses Private Investor Groups from Port Neches Plant Explosition MDL
In a follow-up decision to a 2023 Texas Supreme Court decision declining to grant mandamus compelling a multidistrict litigation court to dismiss them from the case,...
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...
Last Chance to Register! TCJL CLE on AI and Annual Meeting Luncheon on November 7, 2024
TCJL Members & Friends: We have room for a few more at our CLE and Lunch program this Thursday. Thanks to our sponsors, there is no charge for this event. The CLE program is open to non-lawyers as well. Please join us! TCJL 512-320-0474 info@tcjl.com TCJL 38th...
Houston [14th] Court of Appeals Enforces Rule 11 Agreement That Modified a Prior Arbitration Agreement
Rotary Drillrigs International, S.A. DE C.V. v. Control Flow, Inc. (No. 14-23-00648-CV; August 13, 2024) arose from a contract dispute. Rotary Drillrigs sued Control Flow for negligence and breach of contract, alleging that it had not received more than $1.6 million...
SCOTX Holds Plaintiff Does Not Waive Right to Challenge Trial Court Order Striking Claims by Filing Amended Pleading
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a Texarkana Court of Appeals decision holding that a plaintiff waived claims stricken by the trial court because her amended pleading omitted them. In the Estate of Billy Wayne Phillips, Deceased (No. 24-0366; November 1, 2024)...
Transmission and Distribution Utilities Seek Mandamus from SCOTX in Winter Storm Uri Cases
The saga of the Winter Storm Uri litigation has once again come before the Texas Supreme Court, as the last defendants left standing in the case—the investor-owned transmission and distribution utilities (TDUs)—have petitioned the Court for a writ of mandamus ordering...
SCOTX Grants Review of Case Involving Fatal Shooting at Dallas Home Depot
The Texas Supreme Court has granted review of a Dallas Court of Appeals decision in a case stemming from a fatal shooting at a Dallas-area Home Depot in 2018. The facts of Chad Seward, Home Depot U.S.A., Inc., and Point 2 Point Global Security, Inc. v. Rogelio...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Reduces $4 Million Judgment in Breach of Contract Case to $1 Million, Remands $1.8 Million Attorney’s Fee Award
The San Antonio Court of Appeals has substantially reduced a multi-million judgment in a breach of contract case involving modification of a private aircraft. Gulf View Private Investment, Inc. f/k/a Whitesell International, Inc., Neil Whitesell, Vincent Constantino,...
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