San Antonio, TX
Appeals Lawyer at San Antonio, TX
Practice Areas: Appeals
OUTCOME: Reversed and rendered order in clients' favor
The court of appeals reversed the trial court's order denying clients' special appearance, holding that clients did not waive their special appearance and their purported contacts with Texas were insuf ... ficient to confer specific jurisdiction on the trial court.
OUTCOME: Judgment affirmed in clients' favor
Court of appeals affirmed a judgment in favor of landowner/client in condemnation action, holding that expert's testimony provided sufficient evidence supporting the jury's findings of damages to the r ... emainder caused by a pipeline easement.
OUTCOME: Mandamus conditionally granted.
In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court held that a decedent's agreement to arbitrate is binding on his wrongful death beneficiaries, even if they were not signatories to the arbitration ... agreement.
OUTCOME:
In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court construed in client's favor recent amendments to the Texas Constitution permitting home equity lending, and held that certain borrower protections ... imposed by those amendments applied only to improvements to existing property not to new construction