AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court reversed the certification of a class action lawsuit brought against American Campus Communities, which manages dozens of properties.
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court held that ExxonMobil is an “insured” under an umbrella policy, reversing an appellate court ruling that found insurers were not obligated to reimburse the oil giant for a $24 million settlement.
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court affirmed a ruling that found the Texas A&M University System has immunity from a lawsuit brought over a traffic accident.
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court affirmed in part and reversed in part a take-nothing judgment in a breach of contract lawsuit between Wal-Mart Stores and Xerox State & Local Solutions.
The Supreme Court of Texas finalized a form designed to assist individuals who need the help of the justice system to stop harassment via cyberbullying.
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court found that a trial court improperly denied defendant health care providers an offsetting settlement credit in a medical malpractice suit that resulted in a $14 million judgment.
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court recently issued opinions in a pair of construction defect cases, finding that the minor children of parents who sued a homebuilder may be compelled to arbitrate their claims along with their parents.
AUSTIN - When a school district fails to meet statewide expectations, the Education Code authorizes the Texas Education Agency commissioner to assist in improving the district’s performance, the Texas Supreme Court recently opined.
AUSTIN – The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Jeff Younger’s petition for writ of mandamus in “a child-custody dispute involving twin boys, one of whom has exhibited confusion about his gender,” states an opinion concurring in the denial of the petition.
AUSTIN - A medical malpractice case over the alleged delayed treatment of a rattlesnake bite is currently before the Texas Supreme Court and has attracted the attention of several health care associations, including the Texas Alliance for Patient Access.
AUSTIN - Yesterday, the Texas Supreme Court directed a trial court to vacate an order allowing jurors to appear virtually in a pelvic mesh trial against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon.
HOUSTON - The Texas Supreme Court has agreed with Kuraray America’s argument that an order requiring five employees to produce cell phone data in litigation over a chemical release was impermissibly overbroad.
AUSTIN - The Texas Supreme Court has concluded that a trial court clearly abused its discretion in finding that Auburn Creek did not establish good cause for examination in a $33 million suit over alleged carbon-monoxide exposure.
HOUSTON – Houston Baseball Partners recently filed a notice non-suiting Comcast and NBC Universal from a case in the Texas Supreme Court over the worth of the Astros when Jim Crane purchased the team back in 2011.
AUSTIN - The Texas Civil Justice League has sent a letter to Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court requesting that rulemaking be initiated to require some form of disclosure of the existence of third-party litigation funding agreements.
AUSTIN - Gov. Greg Abbott can appoint two substitute justices in the Volkswagen “dieselgate” case currently before the Texas Supreme Court, according to the high court.
HOUSTON – Whether a jury should decide the ballpark worth of the Houston Astros when Jim Crane purchased the team back in 2011 is now in the hands of the Texas Supreme Court.