HOUSTON - Yesterday, the First Court of Appeals remanded a construction defect case with instructions for the trial court to order the parties into arbitration and stay the proceedings.
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court recently reversed an appellate court decision wiping an award of attorney’s fees to a defendant condominium association that prevailed in a breach of contract lawsuit.
Nearly a year has passed since the Legislature enacted SB 6, which extends liability protections to health care providers and businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19. Has the bill been successful in its policy objective to prevent a wave of litigation in Texas courts, primarily health care liability, premises liability, and employer-employee claims?
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on March 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "contract - consumer/commercial/debt" were on the docket in the Harris County Civil Court on March 14. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
HOUSTON — A Harris County man's lawsuit is demanding a Houston-area HVAC business adhere to an arbitration panel's instructions to pay him following a commercial consumer dispute.
HOUSTON — A tenant alleges water leaks in his apartment caused his personal property to be damaged and claims he was wrongfully evicted during the COVID-19 eviction moratorium.