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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. -
Ex-Houston housing head loses appeal protesting trial court's dismissal of election suit
HOUSTON (SE Texas Record) – The Texas First District Court of Appeals has sided with a Harris County trial court’s dismissal ruling in favor of the city of Houston in an election case. -
Denied: petition to move oil rig lawsuit to Mexico
HOUSTON – An appeals court has denied a petition to move a lawsuit to Mexico that was brought against an oil rig manufacturer involved in a fatal accident it is accused of causing. -
Justices dismiss suit against MD Anderson, hospital sued over patient's walking device
HOUSTON – An appeals court has reversed a trial court’s ruling and dismissed a lawsuit filed by a patient against a hospital. -
Church gets mandamus relief after former pastor sues for defamation
HOUSTON -- A church accused of defaming one of its former pastors was conditionally granted mandamus relief April 30 in the First District Court of Appeals of Texas. -
Metro fails to get dismissal of driver's complaint involving bus driver
HOUSTON -- The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County filed a complaint April 9 in the First District Court of Appeals against Adan Garza, alleging error by the trial court. -
Developers lose appeal questioning trial court's dismissal of fraud case
HOUSTON – A state appeals court supported a Houston lower court’s decision to toss a lawsuit accusing a loan servicer of deceptive trade practices, fraud and negligent misrepresentation. -
Court rules probation officer failed to link denied promotion to EEOC allegations
HOUSTON (SE Texas Record) — Discrimination allegations filed before a longtime Harris County probation officer was denied a promotion does not, on its own, prove the promotion denial was linked to the claims, a state appeals court said in a ruling issued April 18. -
Judge denies hospital's appeal against diabetic patient who suffered loss of toe
HOUSTON – A federal judge in the Texas First Court of Appeals has denied a hospital's appeal in the case of a diabetic woman who blames a medical facility, its doctors and staff for the loss of her toe. -
Appeals court affirms summary judgment for Doubletree Hotel in retaliation suit
HOUSTON – The Texas Court of Appeals for the First District recently upheld a summary judgment in favor of Doubletree Hotel in a retaliation lawsuit filed by a former maintenance technician. -
Houston's motion for summary judgment fails in ambulance driver negligence lawsuit
HOUSTON -- The city of Houston isn’t entitled to summary judgment in a negligence case, the First Court of Appeals Texas determined March 19. -
Court rules against appeal of $5,000 Wells Fargo sanctions
HOUSTON -- A plaintiff failed to convince the Texas First District Court of Appeals to reverse a $5,000 sanction against her in her foreclosure battle with Wells Fargo on March 19. -
Appeals court denies former director of Houston art gallery's motion to dismiss breach of fiduciary duty suit
HOUSTON – The state's First District Court of Appeals recently affirmed a decision by the Harris County 157th District Court to deny a motion by the former director of a Houston fine art gallery to dismiss a breach of fiduciary duty suit filed by the gallery. -
Arbitration award in hail damage repair dispute stands, 1st District Court of Appeals rules
HOUSTON – A state appeals court recently affirmed a Harris County court's confirmation of an arbitrator's award in a dispute over repair of hail damage. -
Plea to jurisdiction overturned for MD Anderson Cancer Center in PIA case
HOUSTON – The Court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas overturned an order of the 151st District Court of Harris County related to whether the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has access to information held by the MD Anderson Physicians Network, which was requested by Dr. Michael Fallon, according to a Dec. 20 opinion. -
Appeals court agrees Memorial Hermann not to blame in slip-and-fall accident
HOUSTON – The Court of Appeals for the 1st District of Texas agreed with an order entering a judgment in favor of Memorial Hermann Health System in a personal injury lawsuit filed against it by Cynthia Holland, according to a Dec. 18 opinion. -
First District Appeals Court orders dismissal of trade secrets claims filed by WSP USA
HOUSTON – A state appellate court has affirmed in part and reversed in part a company's suit against three former employees over allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets. -
Judgment in Acme Truck Line's favor reversed in cellphone shipment theft case
HOUSTON – An appellate court has reversed a summary judgment in favor of Acme Truck Line in a case over a settlement over an action of the theft of a shipment of cellphones.