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Court reverses judgment in slip and fall injury to Kroger customer
HOUSTON -- The Texas First Court of Appeals reversed a judgment Aug. 22 that originally favored Kroger after a shopper said she was injured in a slip and fall near the water dispenser.
Affirmed: NRP Oil and Gas' award of nearly $500,000 in attorneys' fees in contract case
HOUSTON – A panel of judges on the Court of Appeals in the First District of Texas ruled that there was enough evidence to back attorney’s fees and damages awards for an oil company on Aug. 15.
Court of appeals reverses summary judgment to favor Geico in dispute over medical bill
HOUSTON – A summary judgment against Geico was reversed in the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas on Aug. 15.
Appeals court upholds $6 million ruling in cardiologist's favor against Memorial Hermann Health System
HOUSTON – On Aug. 15, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas affirmed a $6 million award for a physician who sued his former employer health system for allegedly defaming him.
Appeals court: Expert report sufficiently proves causation in liability lawsuit against Texas hospital
Despite a hospital claiming a patient didn’t properly provide an expert report in her health-care liability lawsuit, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas affirmed a lower court’s denial to dismiss the lawsuit against the health care facility on August 13.
Appeals court: Staffing company's workers are not a commodity to be misappropriated
A staffing company’s challenges of a summary judgment against it fell short in the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas on Aug. 13.
Former Office of Attorney General worker fails to prove she was victim of retaliation
BEAUMONT -- A lower court did not err when it granted the Office of the Attorney General a plea to the jurisdiction in a human rights claim against it, the Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas determined Aug. 8 as it affirmed the ruling.
Appeals court rules Mexican law takes precedence in fatal Toyota crash
BEAUMONT -- The Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas determined Aug. 8 that Mexican law, not Texas law, applies to liability issues in a case against Toyota as the court reversed and remanded a lower court ruling.
Court upholds dismissal of wrongful death suit against San Jacinto River Authority over boating accident
BEAUMONT – On Aug. 8, the Court of Appeals in the Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of wrongful death claims against San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) following a man’s fatal boating accident on Lake Conroe.
Court rules Benji's Special Education Academy's case against Tritico & Rainey is time barred because of delay in service
HOUSTON – An appeals court has ruled that a former Houston-area charter school waited too long to file a lawsuit against a law firm over allegations of wrongfully withholding funds.
Client waited too long to sue attorney for $50,000 advance, appeals court rules
HOUSTON – The Court of Appeals for the First District said a statute of limitations applies in a client's breach of contract case against his former lawyer and affirmed summary judgment in the lawyer's favor on Aug. 6.
Appeals court reverses judgment in Chevy dealership's favor in case of buyer accused of stealing truck
HOUSTON – Awards under the Deceptive Trade Practices Act for a man who allegedly was falsely imprisoned after being accused of stealing a truck were reversed by the Court of Appeals for the First District on Aug. 8.
Court: Non-resident defendants lack jurisdiction in international agreement dispute
HOUSTON -- A holdings company took issue with a lower court sustaining objections in its lawsuit, but a three-judge panel for the Texas 14th Court of Appeals sided with the lower court and affirmed sustaining the objection Aug. 1.
Orthopedic group official loses fraud claim bid in appeals court
HOUSTON -- A former orthopedic group official lost her fraud claim in the Texas First District Court of Appeals July 30.
Appeals court reverses judgment in lawyer's negligence case
HOUSTON -- The Texas Court of Appeals First District sided July 23 with a man suing his lawyer, alleging fraud and professional negligence, and reversed a summary judgment ruling that dismissed the claims.
Jefferson County loses appeal against driver injured by county worker
BEAUMONT -- A three-judge panel in the Court of Appeals Ninth District of Texas has affirmed a ruling against Jefferson County regarding a motorist who was injured by a vehicle driven by a county worker.
Appeals court rules against payroll company that sought unemployment tax refund
HOUSTON -- Justice Meagan Hassan of the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed July 30 a lower court’s ruling to deny an unemployment tax refund.
Appeals court affirms decision to disbar Houston lawyer for practicing law while suspended
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals in the Ninth District of Texas recently affirmed a jury verdict to disbar a Houston lawyer who was accused of drafting legal documents while suspended.
Sanctions reversed against homeowner in Hurricane Harvey damages case
HOUSTON -- A three-panel judge for the Texas First District Court of Appeals reversed on July 16 sanctions against a man who had sued his insurance company after his home was damaged during Hurricane Harvey.
Appeals court reverses judgment against insurance company in case involving drunk driver
HOUSTON -- The Texas First District Court of Appeals determined July 16 a lower court didn’t have subject matter jurisdiction in ruling against an insurance company in a negligence case.