Texas Supreme Court Hears Whether ERCOT is Immune From Lawsuits January 10, 2023 By Emily Foxhall Lawyers argued before the Texas Supreme Court on Monday over whether the state’s power grid operator should be protected from...
Texas Supreme Court to Hear Case on Liability for Railroad Crossing Collision December 16, 2022 The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a collision of a train and a car at...
Texas Court: Plaintiffs Alleging Brain Damage Must Submit to Independent Tests December 6, 2022 By Jim Sams A family seeking $33 million in economic damages for alleged brain injuries caused by exposure to carbon monoxide must submit...
Texas High Court: Wrongful Death Suit Against Gentlemen’s Club in Hands of Arbitrator March 31, 2022 By Ezra Amacher Three terms in a written contract between a gentlemen’s club and a deceased employee are not so unclear as to...
Texas Supreme Court: Anti-Indemnity Act Doesn’t Cover Crane Operator March 8, 2022 The Texas Supreme Court ruled that a Texas Workers’ Compensation Act (TWCA) provision for what constitutes an employee does not...
Texas Supreme Court Affirms Governmental Immunity in Pair of Decisions February 25, 2022 The Texas Supreme Court recently delivered rulings on a pair of cases challenging the City of San Antonio’s governmental immunity,...
Texas Supreme Court Allows For Exception to 8-Corners Rule February 17, 2022 For more than 50 years, insurers have known that their duty to defend a Texas policyholder from a lawsuit must...
Texas Supreme Court Rules Golf Cart Accident Isn’t Covered in District’s Auto Liability Policy February 14, 2022 The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that injuries suffered in a golf cart at a school isn’t covered in an...
Texas Supreme Court: Academy Can’t Be Sued for Selling Gun Used in Texas Mass Shooting June 25, 2021 By Allyson Waller, The Texas Tribune The man who gunned down 26 people at a Sutherland Springs church in Texas’ deadliest ever mass shooting should not...
Texas Insured Who Paid Part of Settlement May Seek Recovery from Carrier April 30, 2021 By Jim Sams A woman who chipped in $100,000 toward a settlement after a car crash can sue her insurer to seek recovery...