Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update

Last week the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion and no grants. This blog discusses this opinion, which provides guidance on several important issues. First, in In re CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC, Relator, the Texas Supreme Court considered whether the...

Over the last several weeks the court has issued several opinions and grants. This blog discusses two opinions which addresses issues of particular interest. First, in WWLC Investment L.P. v. Sorab Miraki, the Texas Supreme Court considered whether there was proper...

Over the last several weeks the court has issued several opinions. This blog discusses two opinions which addresses issues of particular interest. First, in In re Alexander Guevara and Jose Alfredo Guevara, the Texas Supreme Court considered a mandamus petition...

Over the last several weeks, the court has issued several opinions and grants. This blog discusses one opinion which addresses issues of particular interest. In Lemuel David Hogan v. Stephanie Montagne Zoanni, the Texas Supreme Court considered (1) whether David Hogan...

Over the last several weeks the Texas Supreme Court issued several opinions. This blog discusses two of those opinions, which provide guidance on several important issues. First, in In re K&L Auto Crushers LLC and Thomas Gothard Jr., the Texas Supreme Court...

Over the last several weeks, the Texas Supreme Court has been very busy and has issued opinions on a variety of issues including the interplay between contractual provisions and evidence of actual control in the evaluation of whether a worker is an independent...

This week the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion that provides much needed clarification on the requirements imposed on controverting affidavits under Section 18.001 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Specifically, in the matter of In re Allstate...

Last week the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion and no grants. This blog discusses that opinion which addresses designation of unknown responsible third parties. In In re Gilberto Gonzales, Gonzales sued Houston Distributing for negligently causing an automobile...

This week the Texas Supreme Court issued no opinions and six grants. This blog discusses two of those grants. First, in In re USAA General Indemnity Co., out of the Corpus Christi-Edinburg Court of Appeals, the Court is set to hear oral arguments on March 24, 2021....

This week the Texas Supreme Court issued five opinions and one grant. This blog discusses one of those opinions, as well as the one grant. First, in Lion Copolymer Holdings LLC v. Lion Polymers LLC, the Court issued an opinion reversing and remanding a case from...