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Austin Court of Appeals Affirms TC Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration in Dispute Between Free-Standing Emergency Room and Third-Party Administrators
The Austin Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order denying a motion to compel arbitration by non-signatories to hospital company agreements under a...
Amarillo Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Nursing Home in Slip and Fall Case
The Amarillo Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court order granting summary judgment to a nursing home in a slip-and-fall case. Patricia King v. ER OPCO Craig,...
San Antonio Court of Appeals Suggests Remittitur in Chapter 74 Case
In a case we have reported on at least twice during its sojourn, the San Antonio Court of Appeals has proposed a remittitur to cure defects in a remand judgment in a...
El Paso Court of Appeals Largely Reverses $1 Million Default Judgment Award in Personal Injury Case
The El Paso Court of Appeals has reversed a particularly egregious award of noneconomic damages in a default judgment. Amazon.com Services, LLC v. Jessica G. Holguin...
Dallas Court of Appeals Grants Mandamus, Reversing TC Order Granting New Trial for Improper Jury Argument
The Dallas Court of Appeals has granted mandamus relief in a fraud case in which the trial court set aside a substantial jury award and ordered a new trial based on...
Waco Court of Appeals Upholds $2 Million Default Judgment on Texas Securities Act Claim
The Waco Court of Appeals has upheld a default judgment awarding $1 million in actual and another $1 million in punitive damages to investors in a failed real estate...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Upholds $250,000 Damages Award Against TxDOT in Ferry Accident Case
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has affirmed a judgment in favor of a plaintiff claiming injuries caused by a ferry accident. The court, however, reversed an...
Robert Howden Appointed as Secretary of State
Governor Greg Abbott today appointed Robert S. Howden as the 116th Secretary of State of Texas, effective July 18, 2026. “Robert Howden has served Texas with...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Partially Mandamuses Trial Court Award of $750,000 Against Non-Party Chase Bank in Family Trust Dispute
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has thrown out a $750,000 sanctions award against non-party Chase Bank for its failure to comply with a trial court order...
Corpus Christi Court of Appeals Mandamuses Trial Court Order Allowing Defendant to File Third-Party Petitions Three Months Before Trial
The Corpus Christi Court of Appeals has granted a petition for writ of mandamus, finding that the trial court abused its discretion in allowing a defendant to file...
Business Court Sends Louisiana Antitrust Claim to Louisiana, But Denies Rule 91a Motion to Dismiss Louisiana DTPA Claims
The Business Court has dismissed a Louisiana entity’s claim that Texas defendants violated Louisiana antitrust law in connection with a clean hydrogen development deal. The entity’s claim that they likewise violated Louisiana’s DTPA, however, are staying put for the...
Business Court Denies Defendant’s Plea to the Jurisdiction and Plea in Abatement in Corporate Dissolution Case Involving San Antonio Auto Dealership Giant
The Business Court has denied a defendant’s attempt to escape the jurisdiction of the Business Court in an action for dissolution and winding up of several entities that own and operate numerous automobile dealerships in San Antonio and elsewhere. Abigail G. Kampmann,...
Business Court Rules That Promissory Note Not a Security under the Texas Securities Act
The Business Court has granted partial summary judgment to a defendant who argued that a promissory note was not a security as defined by the Texas Securities Act. Jean Christine Thompson and Thompson Petroleum Corporation v. Anchor Capital GP LLC and Michael Mann...
Business Court Denies Motion to Remand Dispute Between Owners of Freestanding Emergency Facility
The Business Court has denied a motion to remand a case arising out of an alleged diversion of a business opportunity committed by members of an LLC that owned a freestanding emergency medical facility in Galveston County. South Shore ER, LLC and Suchmor Thomas, M.D....
Business Court Denies Boeing’s MSJ in Dispute With Southwest Airline Pilots Over 737 MAX
The Business Court has denied Boeing’s motion for summary judgment in its dispute with the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association over whether Boeing’s misrepresentations about the safety of the 737MAX induced the pilots to enter into a collective bargaining agreement...
Business Court Denies India-Based Lawyers Access to Defendant’s Confidential Information in Trade Secrets Case
The Business Court has denied lawyers with an India-based law firm access to a defendant’s highly confidential information because of the risk of inadvertent disclosure. Unimacts Global, LLC, Zetwerk Manufacturing US Inc., and Zetwerk Manufacturing Business Private...
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