Independent Medical Judgment as a Limit on Vicarious Liability: Commentary on Renaissance Medical Foundation v. Lugo, Supreme Court of Texas (2025) I. Introduction In Renaissance Medical Foundation...
Church Control and Nonprofit Governance: Texas Supreme Court Recognizes Enforcement and Third‑Party Beneficiary Rights Under Business Organizations Code § 22.207 I. Introduction In Southern Methodist...
Default Lessee Control over Produced Groundwater under Texas Hydrocarbon Leases: Commentary on Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG Operating, LLC I. Introduction Cactus Water Services, LLC v. COG...
Werner Enterprises v. Blake: Wiping the Slate Clean on the Admission Rule and Derivative Negligence in Texas I. Introduction This commentary analyzes Justice Evan Young’s concurring opinion in Werner...
Appellate Forfeiture as a Last Resort: Adequate Briefing Without Authority Citations in Borusan Mannesmann Pipe US, Inc. v. Hunting Energy Services, LLC I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s...
Exclusive Texas Supreme Court Mandamus Jurisdiction Over the Governor and Attorney General in Public Information Act Disputes I. Introduction In Ken Paxton, in his Official Capacity as Attorney...
Sole-Beneficiary Executors May Appear Pro Se in Texas Commentary on Maryvel Suday and the Estate of Olga Tamez de Suday v. Jesus Lozano Suday, Supreme Court of Texas (June 27, 2025) I. Introduction...
From “Equal Parts” to the “Actuarial Method”: Texas Supreme Court Mandates Declining-Balance Calculations for Usury Analysis Under Finance Code § 306.004(a) I. Introduction In American Pearl Group,...
Territorial Limits on Texas Civil Barratry Actions: The Busby Dissent in Pohl v. Cheatham I. Introduction The decision in Michael A. Pohl, et al. v. Mark Kentrell Cheatham, Sr., et al. from the...
From “Equal Parts” to the “Actuarial Method”: The Texas Supreme Court Rewrites Usury Calculations for Commercial Loans with Amortizing Principal I. Introduction In American Pearl Group, L.L.C., et...
From “Equal Parts” to the Actuarial Method: Texas Supreme Court Redefines Usury Calculations for Commercial Loans I. Introduction In American Pearl Group, L.L.C., et al. v. National Payment Systems,...
Legislative ETJ Opt-Out Remedies Take Priority Over Constitutional Challenges: Commentary on Elliott v. City of College Station I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s decision in Shana Elliott...
Narrowing Interlocutory Venue Appeals in Multi‑Plaintiff Cases under Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 15.003(b): A Commentary on Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P. & Blue Bird Body Co. v. Sayre...
No Double-Counting Child Support and Relaxed Proof of “Minimum Reasonable Needs” in Texas Spousal Maintenance: Commentary on Hannah Mehta v. Manish Mehta I. Introduction The Supreme Court of Texas’s...
Railway Labor Act Non-Preemption for CBA-Independent Tort Claims and Validity of Mass Member-Claim Assignments to a Union Case: The Boeing Company v. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) on...
Mere Jackknife and Sudden Tire Failure Are Not Evidence of Negligence: No‑Evidence Summary Judgment and Unavoidable Accidents in Texas Trucking Cases I. Introduction In Osvanis Lozada and TELS, Inc....
Reaffirming “Targeting Texas”: Stream-of-Commerce-Plus and Specific Jurisdiction in BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co. KG v. Shaik I. Introduction On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court of Texas in BRP-Rotax GmbH &...
Nonprofit Associations May Pursue Members’ Individualized Damages as Assignees Despite § 252.007(b)(3)’s Participation Limit Case: The Boeing Company v. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA)...
Independent State-Law Tort Claims and Mass Assignment Standing under the Railway Labor Act: Commentary on The Boeing Company v. Southwest Airlines Pilots Association I. Introduction The Supreme Court...
Requiring Texas-Specific Targeting for Personal Jurisdiction over Foreign Component Manufacturers: Commentary on Hyundam Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Swacina Supreme Court of Texas, No. 24-0207 (June 20,...