Independent Medical Judgment and Vicarious Liability: Renaissance Medical Foundation v. Lugo and the Scope of Nonprofit Health Organization Responsibility I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s...
“When the State Says It Is Not Seeking Termination, Courts May Not Terminate”: Commentary on D.V. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s...
Course-and-Scope as a Defensive Issue: Limiting the Texas Division of Workers’ Compensation’s Exclusive Jurisdiction Commentary on The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley v. Rita Oteka Supreme...
"Remedies, Not Claims": The Texas Supreme Court Reframes the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine in Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s opinion in Reynaldo "Rey"...
Preserving Parties’ Rights, Not the “Status Quo”: Appellate Stays and Gift Clause Limits on No‑Strings‑Attached Cash Programs in In re The State of Texas (Uplift Harris) I. Introduction A. Background...
Production by Any Operator Satisfies Passive-Voice Habendum Clauses: A Comprehensive Commentary on David W. Cromwell v. Anadarko E&P Onshore, LLC I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision...
“Standing First, TCPA Second”: Jurisdictional Priority in Texas Anti‑SLAPP Interlocutory Appeals I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s per curiam decision in Texas Right to Life and John Seago...
Knowledge of a Lawsuit Without Actual Notice of Citation Negates Conscious Indifference Under Craddock: A Commentary on Jenna Tabakman v. Gary Tabakman, Supreme Court of Texas (Dec. 5, 2025) I....
Prospective Relief and the Limits of the Redundant-Remedies Doctrine: Commentary on Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Reynaldo "Rey" Gonzalez,...
Unequivocal Abandonment of Termination in Texas Parental-Rights Cases Commentary on D.V. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, Supreme Court of Texas (Oct. 31, 2025) I. Introduction...
Express-Statement Requirement for Limiting the Texas Attorney General’s Quo Warranto Power: Commentary on Paxton v. Annunciation House I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Warren...
Awareness of a Lawsuit ≠ Notice of Service: Reframing Craddock’s First Element in Alternative‑Service Defaults (Tabakman v. Tabakman) I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s per curiam decision...
In re Greyhound Lines, Inc.: Clarifying Texas Forum Non Conveniens, Mexican Forums, and Waiver Through Crossclaims I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s per curiam decision in In re Greyhound...
Equitable Delay Expenses Incident to Specific Performance in Texas Real Estate Contracts: Commentary on White Knight Development, LLC v. Simmons I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision...
Tenaris Bay City Inc. v. Ellisor: Reaffirming But-For Causation and Expert Proof in Catastrophic Flood Litigation I. Introduction In Tenaris Bay City Inc. v. Ellisor, No. 23‑0808 (Tex. May 23, 2025),...
Sudden Tire Failures and No‑Evidence Summary Judgment in Texas Negligence Law: Commentary on Lozada v. Posada I. Introduction This commentary analyzes the Supreme Court of Texas’s per curiam decision...
Wiping the Slate Clean on the Admission Rule: Justice Young’s Concurrence in Werner Enterprises, Inc. v. Blake and the Future of Derivative Negligence Claims in Texas I. Introduction The Supreme...
Default Ownership and Control of Produced Groundwater in Texas Oil-and-Gas Leases Commentary on Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC, Supreme Court of Texas I. Introduction The concurring...
“It’s the Remedy, Not the Claim”: The Texas Supreme Court Narrows the Redundant‑Remedies Doctrine in Gonzalez v. Texas Medical Board I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Reynaldo...
From Sledgehammer to Scalpel: Narrowly Tailored Nuisance Injunctions and Deference to TCEQ’s Poultry‑Odor Regime I. Introduction This case arises from a clash between large-scale poultry operations...