April 2025

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Third Court of Appeals during February 2025. The summaries are an overview; please review the entire opinion. Subsequent histories are current as of March 7, 2025.  ATTORNEY’S FEES: Court reduces fee awarded in contingent-fee lawsuit. CCR Roofing, LLC v. Garner, No. 03-23-00506-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Feb. 5, 2025, no pet.

The following are summaries of selected civil opinions issued by the Fifth Circuit in February 2025. The summaries are overviews of particular aspects of the opinions; please review the entire opinions.  Editor’s Note: This is Jason LaFond’s final Federal Civil Update for Austin Lawyer. We sincerely appreciate his insight and tireless work in keeping our members updated on federal issues.

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