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In In re Trust A & Trust C, a beneficiary sued a trustee for breach of fiduciary duty and sought a constructive trust over assets that were transferred out of the trust. 690 S.W.3d 80 (Tex. 2024)....more
In In re Tr. A & Tr. C, Established Under Bernard L. & Jeannette Fenenbock Living Tr. Agreement, Dated Mar. 12, 2008, a co-trustee of a family trust transferred stock from the trust to her personal trust and then sold the...more
In ExxonMobil Corporation vs. National Union Fire Insurance Company, the Texas Supreme Court recently held that ExxonMobil was an additional insured under an umbrella policy procured by its subcontractor. Additionally, the...more
After years of stalled attempts, Texas will soon be the thirtieth state to establish a specialized business court specifically designed to hear complex commercial cases. House Bill 19, recently approved by the Texas...more
Restricted Appeals A restricted appeal is a direct attack on a judgment. To be entitled to a restricted appeal, an appellant must demonstrate several elements described below. ...more
Subject-matter jurisdiction concerns a court’s power to hear a case. Without it, a court does not have authority to decide a case. Subject matter jurisdiction is distinct from the concept of personal jurisdiction, which...more
Suppliers of construction products and materials frequently find that their products and materials are used in projects located in states where the supplier may not have an office, factory, or production facility. Some...more
In late May, Governor Abbott signed H.B. 1761, which will effect changes to the Texas Supreme Court’s jurisdiction beginning September 1, 2017. The changes simplify the most common grounds by which the Court may exercise its...more
On April 28, the Texas Supreme Court, affirming the Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, sitting in Houston, issued a unanimous ruling in the case of Forest Oil Corporation v. El Rucio Land and Cattle Company, Inc., et...more
On May 27, 2016, in Town of Lakewood Village v. Bizios, the Texas Supreme Court held that general law municipalities do not have the authority to enforce building codes within their extraterritorial jurisdictions (ETJs). This...more