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Railroad crossing not extra hazardous in case where driver failed to stop at stop sign, Texas SC finds
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court reinstated a summary judgment win in favor of Union Pacific Railroad and Ezra Alderman Ranches. -
Texas Supreme Court axes med-mal over treatment of snake bite
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday reinstated a summary judgment victory for the defendant in a medical malpractice case over the alleged delayed treatment of a rattlesnake bite. -
Texas Supreme Court holds that Uvalde DA has standing to assert counterclaims in case over property sale
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court found that a trial court erred by granting Medina County’s plea to the jurisdiction in litigation over the sale of a property. -
Texas Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in Public Utility Commission of Texas case
AUSTIN - Oral arguments have been slated in Public Utility Commission of Texas v. RWE Renewables America, a case currently before the Texas Supreme Court. -
Texas Supreme Court revives flight attendants’ suit against Boeing over hearing loss
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court addressed two questions certified by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, finding that the statute of limitations has not run out in litigation against Boeing over the alleged hearing loss of two flight attendants. -
Texas SC sets aside sanction award against Liberty in suit over underinsured motorist benefits
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court conditionally granted Liberty County Mutual Insurance’s writ of mandamus, ordering a trial court to vacate an order quashing deposition notices and levying sanctions. -
Texas Supreme Court denies petition for review in case over city's food truck vendor restrictions
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Despite one justice opining that a city’s restrictions on food truck vendors “raises serious” legal questions, the Texas Supreme Court has denied the challengers’ petition for review. -
Contract not ambiguous in land improvement case, Texas Supreme Court finds
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court reversed an appellate court, finding that it erred in ruling that a provision in a land improvement contract was ambiguous. -
Texas Supreme Court dismisses State's challenge to SAISD's school vaccine mandate as moot
The Texas Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the State of Texas in its legal dispute against the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) over the district's mandate that its employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine. -
Federal appeals court certifies question to Texas Supreme Court in insurance case
A federal appeals could has certified a question to the Texas Supreme Court in an insurance claim for tornado damage. -
Texas Supreme Court denies Houston’s petition over officer’s auto collision
HOUSTON - Back in March, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling denying the city of Houston governmental immunity in a lawsuit brought over a police officer’s automobile collision. -
Former Paxton lieutenants urge Texas Supreme Court to return their lawsuit to active status
In the wake of the state Senate’s acquittal of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on allegations of corruption and unfitness to serve, former employees in the Attorney General’s Office are asking the state Supreme Court to lift the suspension of their lawsuit against Paxton. -
Legal battle to keep Lyft’s excess insurance policies confidential catches attention of U.S. Chamber, TCJL
AUSTIN - Earlier this month, the ridesharing company Lyft filed a petition for review in the Texas Supreme Court, telling justices they “should reaffirm the importance of agreed protective orders and put an end to the discovery abuse” transpiring in the case. -
Texas' high court sends embezzlement case back to appeals court in light of new arbitration ruling
The Texas Supreme Court has sided with a Dallas car auction company in its embezzlement dispute with an auto dealership, concluding that when arbitration agreements are in place, arbitrators are generally required to resolve such disputes. -
Texas Supreme Court axes suit over tree trimmer’s fall
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court on Friday reversed an appellate court that revived a lawsuit brought on behalf of a man who was injured while trimming a tree and died a month later. -
Texas SC stays Lennar Homes’ petition seeking to review denial of arbitration
HOUSTON - Last year, the 14th Court of Appeals concluded that a trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied Lennar Homes of Texas’ motion to compel arbitration in a personal injury lawsuit. -
Texas' high court turns down bid to exclude Energy Transfer's top executive from deposition
The Texas Supreme Court has turned down a Texas energy company’s bid to shield its executive chairman from testifying in a legal dispute over a natural gas pipeline and processing transaction. -
Group asks Texas SC to uphold retroactive provision of Texas’ Pandemic Liability Protection Act
AUSTIN - The Texas Civil Justice League recently told the state’s highest court that if the retroactive provision of the Pandemic Liability Protection Act is struck down, untold thousands of Texans and their businesses could be targeted for litigation. -
Ruling affirming certifying class in suit against USAA before Texas Supreme Court
DALLAS - Last February, the Fifth Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling granting a motion to certify a class in litigation brought against the USAA Casualty Insurance Company. -
Texas high court backs Apache in contract dispute over Panhandle oil leases
"What a Difference a Day Makes” was recorded by singers including Dinah Washington and Dean Martin in the 20th century, but the sentiment also comes through loud and clear in a recent Texas Supreme Court ruling on energy-lease contracts.