Quantcast

SOUTHEAST TEXAS RECORD

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

State Court News

Latest News


State Court

AT&T’s summary judgment win in injury suit affirmed on appeal

By Record staff reports |
DALLAS - On Monday the Fifth Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of AT&T Texas in litigation brought by a man claiming he received an electrical shock because of the company’s alleged negligence.

State Court

Academy not responsible for woman’s suicide with gun purchased from store, Texas appellate court finds

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - Academy Sports + Outdoors proved that it did not violate any legal standard that caused a woman’s death and that her suicide, which was committed with a gun purchased from the store, was the sole cause of her death, opined 14th Court of Appeals yesterday.

State Court

Texas appellate court affirms denial of Magnolia Hi-Fi’s motion to compel arbitration

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals recently affirmed a ruling denying Magnolia Hi-Fi’s motion to compel arbitration in a breach of contract lawsuit.

State Court

Justices grant Exxon summary judgment in litigation over Baytown plant explosion

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals today found that ExxonMobil, as a summary-judgment movant, conclusively established its exclusive-remedy defense under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.

State Court

Railroad crossing not extra hazardous in case where driver failed to stop at stop sign, Texas SC finds

By Record staff reports |
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court reinstated a summary judgment win in favor of Union Pacific Railroad and Ezra Alderman Ranches.

State Court

Apartment complex’s summary judgment win in mold exposure suit affirmed on appeal

By Record staff reports |
DALLAS - The Fifth Court of Appeals recently affirmed a summary judgment win in favor of the defendants in a mold exposure suit.

State Court

Texas appeals court affirms law firm’s summary judgment win in barratry suit

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals today held that a trial court properly granted a law firm’s summary judgment motion on a civil barratry claim.

State Court

San Antonio justices find State Farm must pay $20K in attorney’s fees on $823 UIM judgment

By Record staff reports |
SAN ANTONIO - The Fourth Court of Appeals today affirmed a judgment declaring that a State Farm insured is entitled to recover $823 in underinsured motorist benefits, along with an award of $23,854.94 in attorney’s fees and court costs.

State Court

Appeals court denies Nissan petition challenging net worth discovery order

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently denied Nissan North America’s petition for writ of mandamus, which challenged a trial court’s Jan. 8, 2024 order compelling production of net worth discovery.

State Court

Hospital not responsible for safety of nurse who was struck and killed by driver, Texas SC opines

By Record staff reports |
AUSTIN - On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court found that HNMC had no duty to protect a nurse who was struck by an automobile and killed while crossing a public street next to the hospital.

State Court

Justices award $100K in auto injury suit against city of Houston

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - Last February, the 14th Court of Appeals dismissed an automobile collision lawsuit against the city of Houston.

State Court

Houston escapes suit alleging officer caused collision while pursuing fleeing suspect

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The 14th Court of Appeals recently dismissed a lawsuit brought against the city of Houston over an officer’s automobile collision.

State Court

Texas Supreme Court axes med-mal over treatment of snake bite

By Record staff reports |
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.

State Court

Justices find homebuyers subject to arbitration agreement that previous homeowners signed

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals found today that a couple must arbitrate their claims with a homebuilder because of an arbitration agreement signed by the home’s previous owners.

State Court

Dallas appeals court affirms $547K arbitration award against English Law Group

By Record staff reports |
DALLAS - The Fifth Court of Appeals recently affirmed an arbitration award of more than half a million dollars against the English Law Group (ELG).

State Court

Texas appellate court affirms law firm’s $104K fee award

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently affirmed an attorney’s fee award, rejecting the argument that justices should reverse an award of $104,516.50 to the Dow Golub Remels & Gilbreath law firm.

State Court

Apartment complex’s summary judgment win in slip & fall suit affirmed on appeal

By Record staff reports |
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently held that a trial court properly granted an apartment complex’s no-evidence summary judgment in a lawsuit brought over a slip and fall injury in an elevator.

State Court

Texas Supreme Court holds that Uvalde DA has standing to assert counterclaims in case over property sale

By Staff reports |
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.