Court Of Appeals - 9th District Of Texas At Beaumont
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Appeals panel sides with property owners' association in drainage dispute
BEAUMONT — A Texas appeals panel has upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of a property owners’ association. -
Couple loses appeal against a homebuilding company
BEAUMONT —A couple has filed an appeal regarding a lawsuit against a home-building company claiming that the trial court erred in its decision. -
Appeals court supports trial court's summary judgment award in waterfront community case
BEAUMONT (SE Texas Record) – A state appeals court has upheld a Montgomery County lower court’s decision to award a summary judgment in a lawsuit over a “major compromise” of canals in a waterfront community near Lake Conroe nearly three years ago. -
AmeriGas may assert TWCA 'exclusive-remedy defense' in case of workers injured in 2012 Conroe fire, appeals court rules
BEAUMONT (SE Texas Record) — The owner of a propane facility will be allowed to assert the exclusive-remedy defense under Texas' workers' compensation laws, a state appeals court recently ruled. -
Appeals court reverses ruling in Montgomery County property appraisal suit
BEAUMONT – The 9th District of Texas Court of Appeals recently reversed and remanded a trial court’s ruling in a lawsuit that alleged properties in Montgomery County were appraised unequally. -
Appeals court upholds judgment awarded to roofing business
BEAUMONT – A state appeals court recently affirmed the Montgomery County 284th District Court’s decision to award damages to a subcontractor in a breach of contract lawsuit. -
Appeals court says lower court abused its discretion regarding disputed funds in real estate transaction
BEAUMONT – The Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals recently said a trial court abused its discretion regarding disputed funds in a failed real estate deal. -
Appeals court affirms partial summary judgment, dismissal in dispute over pipeline construction
BEAUMONT -- Two landowners, who had a pipeline passing through their land in Liberty County, and who lost the property during construction, have suffered a loss in court. -
Appeals court rules report that connected hospital to newborn's death is sufficient
BEAUMONT -- An appeals court ruled March 7 that an expert report did meet requirements in a health care liability case against Kingwood Medical Center, as it affirmed a lower court’s denial of the center's motion to dismiss. -
Appeals court denies rehearing in 'Baby Olivia' wrongful death case
BEAUMONT – The Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals recently denied a motion for a rehearing in the case involving "Baby Olivia," whose parents sued Medical Center of Southeast Texas for wrongful death. -
9th District Court of Appeals affirms denial of motion to dismiss suit over child care center
BEAUMONT – A couple who claimed that their First Amendment rights had been violated when a development prohibited them from operating a child care center from inside their home has lost their appeal to dismiss a suit filed by their homeowners association. -
9th District Court of Appeals reverses denial of attorney's motion to dismiss in paving contractor case
BEAUMONT – A state appellate court has ruled a lower court erred when it denied an attorney's motion to dismiss a petition against him in a suit between paving contractors. -
Justices find Orange County Building Materials did not owe duty to warn man who tripped on boards
BEAUMONT – On Feb. 7, summary judgment for Orange County Building Materials Inc. was affirmed in an appeals court despite Arthur Simpson Jr.’s argument that he presented enough evidence to prove OCBM had a responsibility to issue a warning about any possible risks before he tripped and fell. -
9th District Court of Appeals rules Bliss Builders, man fail to prove arbitrator was partial to plaintiffs
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals in the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont reversed an order that vacated an arbitration award in a fraud case, stating that an alleged friendship between the plaintiff's lawyer and the arbitrator is irrelevant. -
9th District rules woman not entitled to attorneys' fees in property dispute
BEAUMONT – A state appellate court ruled that a lower court was correct in denying a woman's claim for attorneys' fees in a suit against her stepfather over the ownership of a property. -
Appeals court rules no additional attorney's fees in Montgomery County property dispute
BEAUMONT – A woman who wanted additional attorney fees following her successful claim on a deed to a Montgomery County property won't be getting any more than the trial court awarded her, according to a recent appeals court's decision. -
TXDOT employee who was terminated after taking scrap metal loses appeal of dismissal of case
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont upheld an 88th District Court of Tyler County order dismissing a woman’s lawsuit against the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), her former employer, and her supervisor Henry Sawyer, according to a Dec. 20 Appeals Court opinion. -
Court vacates turnover order in case between Port Arthur Steam Energy, Oxbow Calcining
BEAUMONT – An appellate court has reversed two decisions made by a lower court in a case between two companies over an energy agreement. -
9th District reverses order denying U.S. Money Reserve's motion to compel arbitration in employment agreement case
BEAUMONT – An appellate court has ruled that a lower court wrongfully denied a precious metal buying company's motion to compel arbitration in a case against two former employees.