Court Of Appeals - 9th District Of Texas At Beaumont
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Trial court to determine whether Vidor church's suit over leaky roof to be dismissed with or without prejudice
BEAUMONT – An appellate court has reversed an order that denied a motion to dismiss filed by the architects and engineers a Vidor church claims failed to keep a roof from leaking after a three-year multimillion dollar project. -
9th Court of Appeals rules trial court did not abuse discretion, court and counsel 'inadvertently lost track of the case'
BEAUMONT – The 9th Court of Appeals denied a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by Charles Curtis Nowell Jr., Mediq-PRN Life Support Services Inc., Hillenbrand Industries, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. and Hill-Rom Co. Inc. (relators), after the 60th District Court of Jefferson County denied their motion to dismiss for want of prosecution in a personal injury case involving a car accident. -
Ninth Court of Appeals says trial court erred in denying Sinclair Group's arbitration motion in suit with former manager
BEAUMONT – The 9th Court of Appeals reversed and remanded the decision by the 284th District Court in Montgomery County to deny The Sinclair Group's motion to compel arbitration in their dispute with Henri Haggblom, a former manager of the company. -
Ninth Court dismisses inmate's negligence suit against Texas Department of Criminal Justice
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont panel of judges has reversed an 88th District Court’s decision that favored a Texas inmate injured in prison. -
Ninth Court of Appeals affirms summary judgment in Patriot Security trade secrets case
BEAUMONT – Texas' 9th District Court of Appeals at Beaumont affirmed a reformed final judgment in favor of Patriot Security Inc. after plaintiffs Sherman Moore and George Adams filed a motion for a mistrial stating there was no agreement of a settlement between the parties. -
9th District rules trial court erred in LGI Land, owners association dispute
BEAUMONT – The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Beaumont reversed in part and remanded in part a trial court's decision to award a partial summary judgment and attorney's fees to LGI Land LLC against property owners Benders Landing Estates Property Owners Association Inc. in a breach of contract case. -
9th District court rules trial court erred in splitting wrongful death suit
BEAUMONT – The 9th District Court of Appeals at Beaumont has conditionally granted a motion for mandamus relief to relator Jarod Johnson in a wrongful death suit filed against him and three other defendants. -
Texas has no jurisdiction in case between Texas, Georgia and Louisiana companies, appeals court rules
BEAUMONT – Texas courts have no business reviewing an action brought by Georgia-based Majors Management and six Louisiana convenience stores, referred to as Store LLCs in the opinion, against a Texas distributer, a Texas appeals court ruled last month. -
Beaumont court upholds arbitrator's ruling in home construction lawsuit
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont ruled in a Feb. 28 opinion that an arbitrator who entered an award in a construction project dispute between Construction Financial Services Inc. (CFS) and two individuals that signed an agreement for construction of a new house and barn had not “exceeded her authority in rendering the award against CFS.” -
Appeals court grants writ for Allstate in dispute with homeowner over storm damage repairs
BEAUMONT – The 9th District of Texas at Beaumont conditionally granted a petition for writ of mandamus for Allstate in a dispute with homeowner Pamela Bailey. -
Appellate court upholds $4.5 million judgment against Environmental Processing Systems
BEAUMONT – The Court of Appeals for the 9th District of Texas at Beaumont affirmed a judgment Feb. 5 that found Environmental Processing Systems (EPS) and its president Clark Stegall jointly responsible for debts, penalties and fees amounting to more than $4.5 million. -
Orange County district court has no jurisdiction to hear soured oil-well agreement case, appeals justices rule
BEAUMONT – An Orange County district court does not have jurisdiction over parties in a soured oil-well agreement between plaintiffs and a group of defendants in a 2016 lawsuit, a state appeals court ruled earlier this month. -
Appellate Court upholds summary judgment in favor of Saybolt LP in testing dispute
BEAUMONT – The 9th District Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an oil inspector in a dispute over testing results. -
Appellate court returns veteran's case against collection agency to Montgomery County court
BEAUMONT– The case of a military veteran who sued a collection agency over negative dings to his credit for a 2010 cellphone contract he alleges was canceled when he was deployed is on its way back to a Montgomery County court following a state appeals court ruling earlier this month. -
9th District Court affirms stay of arbitration in hydrocarbon sales dispute
BEAUMONT – The 9th District Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court's decision over a stay in a complicated complaint over hydrocarbon sales. -
9th District court upholds dismissal of man's claims for legal fees in chemical spill dispute
BEAUMONT – A man has lost a bid to repeal a trial court ruling in favor of Samson Exploration LLC centered on a dispute about a chemical spill on his property and who was to be held liable for the costs and subsequent legal action. -
Ninth District Court of Appeals upholds verdict favoring Neches Federal Credit Union
BEAUMONT – The Texas 9th District Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s “take-nothing” judgment favoring Neches Federal Credit Union in a lawsuit over a home construction project. -
Appellate court concludes city of Beaumont waived immunity in breach of contract case
&&& BEAUMONT – An appellate court has upheld a lower court's decision denying the city of Beaumont's plea to the jurisdiction in a breach of contract case. -
9th District reverses and remands ruling in favor of former client in attorney fee dispute
BEAUMONT – The 9th District Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a ruling in an attorney's fee case. -
Ninth Court dismisses workers' comp suit citing lack of jurisdiction
BEAUMONT – The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals at Beaumont has ordered the trial court to dismiss a truck driver's workers' compensation suit and ruled the suit’s proper venue was the Division of Worker’s Compensation.