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Justices affirm ruling denying Lennar Homes arbitration in suit over exploding garbage disposal
HOUSTON - Yesterday, the 14th Court of Appeals concluded that a trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied a home builder’s motion to compel arbitration in a personal injury lawsuit. -
Affirmed: Denial of TxDOT’s jurisdictional plea in suit over slick road
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s decision to deny the Texas Department of Transportation’s plea to the jurisdiction in a lawsuit alleging a new highway surface was very slick and caused a vehicle to spin out. -
Justices shut down city of Houston’s bid for summary judgment in auto collision suit
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals recently affirmed a trial court’s decision to deny the city of Houston’s motion for summary judgment in a personal injury lawsuit. -
Justices affirm ruling denying med-mal dismissal, cite COVID-19 extension for expert report
HOUSTON - A trial court did not abuse its discretion by extending the deadline to file an expert report in a medical practice lawsuit, according to an opinion issued by the 14th Court of Appeals yesterday. -
Texas justices dismiss racial discrimination claim against city of Houston
HOUSTON - Yesterday, the 14th Court of Appeals dismissed a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former firefighter claiming he was discriminated against when his employment was allegedly terminated because on his race. -
Justices reverse ruling denying Lanier Law Firm arbitration in malpractice claim
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals recently found that a trial court abused its discretion in denying motions to compel arbitration in a legal malpractice claim. -
14th Court affirms immunity for TxDOT in suit over outdoor sign regulation
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals affirmed an order of dismissal for want of jurisdiction in a lawsuit brought by Lamar Advantage Outdoor and filed against the Texas Department of Transportation and two of its officials. -
Justices axe slip & fall against University of Houston-Downtown
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals today reversed a ruling denying the University of Houston-Downtown governmental immunity from a slip and fall lawsuit. -
Appellate court affirms dismissal of bed sore suit for untimely expert report
HOUSTON - Yesterday, the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a medical-malpractice claim against the Crescent Continuing Care Center Company for failing to timely serve an expert report. -
Staffing company has $667K judgment against Texienne Hospital Systems affirmed on appeal
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals recently affirmed a $667,666.67 judgment against Texienne Hospital Systems in litigation brought by KKU Surgical Management, a staffing company. -
Walmart must honor $35K settlement in grape slip-and-fall case, despite winning dismissal, state appeals court affirms
HOUSTON — Walmart will have to live up to a $35,000 settlement agreement in a grape slip-and-fall case despite winning summary judgment in the case, a state appeals court recently affirmed. -
Expert testimony not required to prove forgery, Texas appeals court rules in siblings' probate dispute
HOUSTON — An expert witness is not required to prove forgery, a state appeals court recently ruled in a Harris County probate dispute between siblings. -
State appeals court returns malpractice lawsuit against Houston nursing home back to Harris County court
HOUSTON — A long-running medical malpractice lawsuit against a Houston nursing home over a resident's 2014 death following a fall is on its way back to a Harris County court after a state appeals court found the standard of care had been breached. -
Harris County DA doesn't have to produce files for inmate serving 99-year sentence, state appeals panel affirms
HOUSTON — Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg will not have to produce files for an incarcerated inmate's legal malpractice case against his former criminal defense attorney, a state appeals court recently affirmed. -
Appellate court rules woman waived issues on appeal in her case with North Houston Pole over auto damage
HOUSTON – An appeals court affirmed the judgment of the 333rd District Court of Harris County on the grounds that the appellant waived her two issues on appeal. -
Appeals court partially agrees with lower bench on partnership dissolution
HOUSTON -- An appeals court weighed in Dec. 5 on a messy dispute amid a dissolution of a partnership, only partially agreeing with a lower court’s ruling. -
Appeals court backs Chevron company in injury lawsuit
HOUSTON -- A Texas appeals court ruled Dec. 3 that a lower court incorrectly denied a Thailand Chevron company’s request for special appearance as it faces a negligence charge from a worker injured on the job. -
Appeals court dismisses defamation allegations against nonprofit, director over beach cleanup
HOUSTON -- A state appeals court granted a nonprofit and one of its directors dismissal in a defamation lawsuit Nov. 26, despite a previous ruling from a lower court that denied their motion to dismiss. -
Appeals court partially grants Defy International's writ of mandamus
HOUSTON -- The Texas 14th Court of Appeals on Nov. 26 denied in part and granted in part a company’s attempt at a writ of mandamus after it was ordered to produce another businesses’ tax records amid a real estate lawsuit. -
Appellate court denies motion to dismiss suit against former Percheron Holdings employee in contract dispute
HOUSTON – On Nov. 14, the 14th Court of Appeals determined an employer’s lawsuit is exempt from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and affirmed a lower court’s ruling that denied an employee’s motion to dismiss the suit against him.