San Antonio, TX
Appeals Lawyer at San Antonio, TX
Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation
OUTCOME: Trial court judgment reversed.
Successfully sought review in the Texas Supreme Court following the Court of Appeals’ decision to reverse trial court judgment finding that client had not breached a security agreement by converting bu ... sinesses from corporations to limited partnerships.
OUTCOME: Trial court judgment affirmed.
The Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment in client’s favor awarding damages for breach of architectural contract and for rescission of that contract. In affirming the judgment, the Court of Appeals rej ... ected in pari delicto and waiver defenses and found that the damages evidence supported the trial court’s judgment.
OUTCOME: Trial court order affirmed
The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s order denying the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction, concluding that property owners could pursue claim against the city’s public works director ... for ultra vires acts relating to the assessment of drainage fees.
OUTCOME:
Within the context of competing lawsuits involving property owned by a decedent’s estate, the Texas Supreme Court clarified Texas law to explain that—contrary to some Texas Courts of Appeals’ decisions ... —the competing lawsuits implicated principles of dominant jurisdiction as opposed to exclusive jurisdiction.