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Texas Supreme Court vacates Houston ISD’s temporary injunction against TEA
AUSTIN - When a school district fails to meet statewide expectations, the Education Code authorizes the Texas Education Agency commissioner to assist in improving the district’s performance, the Texas Supreme Court recently opined. -
Texas court refuses to step in for father who fears minor son's castration after move to LA under SB 107
The Texas man fears his ex-wife will gender reassign their son, using SB107 as a shield to prevent outside interference -
Texas Supreme Court denies Jeff Younger’s petition over ex-wife moving children to California
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Jeff Younger’s petition for writ of mandamus in “a child-custody dispute involving twin boys, one of whom has exhibited confusion about his gender,” states an opinion concurring in the denial of the petition. -
Med-mal over treatment of snake bite before Texas SC, TAPA files brief in support treating physician
AUSTIN - A medical malpractice case over the alleged delayed treatment of a rattlesnake bite is currently before the Texas Supreme Court and has attracted the attention of several health care associations, including the Texas Alliance for Patient Access. -
No remote jurors in Johnson & Johnson pelvic mesh trial, Texas SC holds
AUSTIN - Yesterday, the Texas Supreme Court directed a trial court to vacate an order allowing jurors to appear virtually in a pelvic mesh trial against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon. -
Texas SC nixes cell phone discovery order in suit over chemical release
HOUSTON - The Texas Supreme Court has agreed with Kuraray America’s argument that an order requiring five employees to produce cell phone data in litigation over a chemical release was impermissibly overbroad. -
Texas Supreme Court orders medical examinations in $33M suit over carbon-monoxide exposure
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court has concluded that a trial court clearly abused its discretion in finding that Auburn Creek did not establish good cause for examination in a $33 million suit over alleged carbon-monoxide exposure. -
Comcast non-suited in case over sale of Astros in Texas Supreme Court
HOUSTON – Houston Baseball Partners recently filed a notice non-suiting Comcast and NBC Universal from a case in the Texas Supreme Court over the worth of the Astros when Jim Crane purchased the team back in 2011. -
TCJL sends letter to Texas SC chief justice requesting rulemaking on third party litigation funding
AUSTIN - The Texas Civil Justice League has sent a letter to Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court requesting that rulemaking be initiated to require some form of disclosure of the existence of third-party litigation funding agreements. -
Gov. Abbott can pick substitute justices in ‘dieselgate’ case before Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott can appoint two substitute justices in the Volkswagen “dieselgate” case currently before the Texas Supreme Court, according to the high court. -
Texas Supreme Court to decide whether suit over 2011 sale of Houston Astros to continue
HOUSTON – Whether a jury should decide the ballpark worth of the Houston Astros when Jim Crane purchased the team back in 2011 is now in the hands of the Texas Supreme Court. -
Texas Supreme Court denies CITGO’s petition for review in case over franchise tax
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied CITGO Petroleum’s petition for review in a case brought over franchise taxes the company paid. -
Texas Supreme Court finds no duty owed to trucker who was crushed by storage unit
Texas Supreme Court finds no duty owed to trucker who was crushed by storage unit -
Texas Supreme Court wipes $6.3M award in surgeon’s defamation claim against Memorial Hermann
AUSTIN – On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court reversed a $6.3 million award for a physician who sued his former employer for allegedly defaming him. -
Texas Supreme Court to hear arguments in case challenging contractual arbitration provision
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case challenging an arbitration provision in a contract between two offshore oil producers, Total E&P USA and MP Gulf of Mexico. -
Texas Supreme Court denies petition seeking to remove Libertarian candidates
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied an emergency mandamus action brought by Republican Party candidates seeking to remove Libertarian Party opponents in the upcoming November 2022 general election. -
Parties ask Texas Supreme Court to nix virtual trial, multiple briefs filed in support
AUSTIN - A joint petition for mandamus filed in the Texas Supreme Court last month has garnered support from multiple groups requesting that justices not allow a forced virtual trial to go forward. -
Texas Supreme Court denies Union Pacific’s petition for review in toxic tort case
HOUSTON - On Friday, the Texas Supreme court denied Union Pacific Railroad’s petition for review in a toxic tort case brought against the company. -
Smokable hemp ban upheld by Texas Supreme Court
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a ban prohibiting the processing and manufacturing of smokable hemp products is not in violation of the Texas Constitution. -
Gov. Abbott reappoints Evans presiding judge of Eighth Administrative Judicial Region
AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott has reappointed David L. Evans as presiding judge of the Eighth Administrative Judicial Region for a term set to expire four years from the date of qualification, a press release states.