The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during May 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions.Subsequent histories are current as of June 11, 2024. MANDAMUS: Court grants relief where trial court denied objection to associate judge referral. In re Laurie, No. 03-24-00124-CV (Tex. …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update June 2024
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals in April 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of May 8, 2024. PREMISES LIABILITY: Court reverses summary judgment, concluding plaintiffs were not trespassers. Chavez v. Silverleaf Resorts, LLC, No. 03-22-00498-CV …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update May 2024
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals in March 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of April 9, 2024. GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY: Court holds agency is immune from takings claim. Texas State Library & Archives Comm’n v. Westmoreland, …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update April 2024
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during February 2024. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of March 11, 2024. ATTORNEY’S FEES: Court reverses order denying attorney’s fees. Abira Med. Laboratories, LLV v. OMH-Healthedge Holdings, Inc., No. 03-22-00176-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Feb. 13, 2024, no …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update March 2024
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during January 2024. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of Feb. 7, 2024. ORIGINAL PROCEEDING: Court grants relief where trial court denied discovery of plaintiff’s medical history. In re Westside Roofing, …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update February 2024
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during November and December 2023. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of Jan. 9, 2024. FAMILY LAW: Court reverses modification order entered without evidence. Abila v. Miller, No. 03-22-00452-CV(Tex. App.—Austin Dec. 21, 2023, no pet. h.). In …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update December 2023/January 2024
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during October 2023. The summaries are an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent histories are current as of Nov. 7, 2023. FAMILY LAW: Court affirms fraud-on-the-community judgment. Rue v. Rue, No. 03-22-00758-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 6, 2023, no pet. h.) (mem. op.). The trial …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update November 2023
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during September 2023. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of Oct. 9, 2023. FAMILY LAW: Court holds fit-parent presumption did not apply in challenged modification proceeding. Johnson v. Kimbrough, No. 03-22-00100-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Sept. 20, 2023, no …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update October 2023
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during August 2023. The summaries are overviews; please review the entire opinions. Subsequent histories are current as of September 11, 2023. FAMILY LAW: Court reverses appellate fees awarded after conclusion of the appeal. Morris v. Veilleux, No. 03-22-00178-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 25, 2023, no pet. …
Third Court of Appeals Civil Update September 2023
The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during June and July 2023. The summaries are an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent histories are current as of August 9, 2023. Administrative law – Emails with agency staff insufficient to constitute request for hearing. Udenze v. Johnston, No. 03-22-00084-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June …