Zaragoza v. Fuentes — Court upheld the trial court’s comity decision and remanded
Case Evangelina Lopez Guzman Zaragoza v. Miguel Zaragoza Fuentes Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Justice Gunn; Justice Caughey;
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Harris County v. Gariet — Court dismissed negligence suit under emergency exception
Case Harris County v. Jasmine Jade Gariet Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Rivas-Molloy; Guiney; Morgan Date Decided August
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170 Rittenhouse LLC v. BOKF National Association — Texas appeals court reverses summary judgment over ambiguous tax clause
Case 170 Rittenhouse LLC v. BOKF National Association D/B/A Bank of Texas Court Court of Appeals for the First District
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Sotelo v. State — Texas appeals court modifies judgments to correct court cost errors in murder and deadly conduct convictions, affirms on indictment validity and ineffective assistance claims
Case James Michael Sotelo v. the State of Texas Court Texas 1st Court of Appeals Judge Susanna Dokupil (elected 2024)
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Sotelo v. State — affirmed the convictions but corrected improperly assessed court costs
Case James Michael Sotelo v. The State of Texas Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Susanna Dokupil (elected 2024)
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Asset Risk Management v. Comal Energy Services — Court reversed a $9.3 million negligent-misrepresentation judgment under the economic loss rule
Case Asset Risk Management, LLC v. Comal Energy Services, LP Court Texas First Court of Appeals Judge Not specified Date
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Prasla Property v. Spark Wealth Investments — Denied en banc reconsideration and left the appeal reinstated
Case Prasla Property, Inc., Navroz K. Prasla, Media Films Craft, Inc., and Navrozmedianetwork, Inc. v. Spark Wealth Investments, LLC Court
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Ricks — Affirms SVP commitment, argues dual-review standard is unnecessary
Case In re The Commitment of Gerald Lee Ricks v. the State of Texas Court Texas Court of Appeals, First
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In Re Jones et al. — Court orders remand of asbestos cases from MDL when claimants diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma before 2003
Case In Re Deloris Jones, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Willie Lee Jones, Jr., et al. v.
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In re Morris, et al. — Granted Writ of Mandamus; Asbestos Cases Entitled to Remand from MDL Court
Case In re Deloris Jones, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Willie Lee Jones, Jr.; In re Wanda
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Duncan v. State of Texas — Court granted mandamus and ordered remand from MDL court under asbestos exemption statute
Case In Re Velma Duncan, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Howard Moten Sr., and related cases v.
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In Re Brown, et al. — Texas appeals court grants asbestos plaintiffs’ remand from MDL, finding diagnosis-based exemption has no time deadline
Case In Re Deloris Jones, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Willie Lee Jones, Jr., et al.; In
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Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin, & Hubbard and Crawford v. Texas — Conditionally grant mandamus on disclosure sanction; uphold disqualification and monetary sanctions
Case In Re Lugenbuhl, Wheaton, Peck, Rankin, & Hubbard and Todd Crawford v. the State of Texas Court Texas Court
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Vu v. Texas Fair Plan Ass’n — Court reverses trial conducted with 5 jurors instead of constitutionally required 6
Case Kim-Lan Thi Vu v. Texas Fair Plan Association Court Texas Court of Appeals, First District Date Decided June 23,
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Flatt v. Tornow — Court affirms that sharing intimate photos isn’t protected speech under Texas anti-SLAPP law
Case Janelle Alexis Flatt v. Ryann Tornow Court Texas Court of Appeals, First District Judge Amparo “Amy” Guerra (elected 2020)
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Sundbakken v. Ranger Financial — Appeal dismissed for failure to file appellant’s brief
Case Andrew Sundbakken and Melissa Sundbakken v. Ranger Financial, LLC Court Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas
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Houston Air Comfort, Inc. v. Del Paggio — Appeal dismissed for failure to file appellant’s brief
Case Houston Air Comfort, Inc. v. Catherine Del Paggio Court Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas Judge
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In re JFO Solutions, LLC — Court of Appeals dismisses mandamus petition as moot after trial court reversed its own order
Case In re JFO Solutions, LLC Court Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas Judge Adams (Greg Abbott,
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In Re LILEP, L.L.C. d/b/a King Property Management — Court of Appeals denies mandamus relief over trial court’s failure to rule on pending motions
Case In Re LILEP, L.L.C. d/b/a King Property Management Court Texas Court of Appeals, First District Judge Gunn (Greg Abbott,
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In the Interest of A.A. — Texas appeals court reverses parental-rights termination for factual insufficiency; dissent would affirm
Case In the Interest of A.A., a Child Court Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas Date Decided
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Edwards v. Haven at Main — Appeal dismissed as moot after tenant vacated apartment
Case Kamesha Edwards v. Haven at Main Court Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas Judge Susanna Dokupil
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Escoto-Leon v. Ortiz — Appeal dismissed after trial court vacated divorce decree and granted new trial
Case Rosalba Escoto-Leon v. Jose Ortiz Court Court of Appeals of Texas, First District Judge Caughey (Greg Abbott, 2017); Johnson
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Kingsbury v. State — Court dismisses sex-offense appeals for lack of jurisdiction where guilty pleas were charge bargains
Case Terry Thomas Kingsbury v. The State of Texas Court Court of Appeals of Texas, First District Judge Adams (Greg
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Russell v. Sadler — Texas appeals court reverses summary judgment, revives consultant’s unpaid-fee claim for final two months before termination
Case Carter Russell v. Dana Sadler and Dr. Performance, LLC Court Court of Appeals of Texas, First District Date Decided