Personal Injury & Tort

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Personal Injury & Tort

Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction — Supreme Court reverses Fifth Circuit’s narrow standard for evaluating bankruptcy schedule omissions

automatic / July 17, 2026

Case Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Incorporated Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Higginbotham (Ronald Reagan, […]

U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Personal Injury & Tort

Doe v. Deer Park ISD — Grants motion to dismiss, finding sovereign immunity bars tort claims and plaintiff failed to plead actual knowledge required for Title IX liability

automatic / July 17, 2026

Case Jane Doe, Individually and as Next Friend of Janie Doe, Minor Child v. Deer Park Independent School District Court […]

U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Personal Injury & Tort

Shah v. Ross Stores — Court grants Ross summary judgment over open-and-obvious store condition

automatic / July 17, 2026

Case Humaira Shah v. Ross Stores, Inc. Court U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Judge JEREMY D. […]

U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Personal Injury & Tort

Houston v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC — Court vacated settlement judgment, finding attorneys lacked authority to settle without client consent

automatic / July 16, 2026

Case Demond Houston v. Wal-Mart Stores Texas, LLC Court U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston Division) Judge Lee […]

U.S. District Court — Southern District of Texas, Civil Procedure, Personal Injury & Tort

Cabrera v. Penske Truck Leasing — Court grants summary judgment for truck lessor, finding insufficient evidence of notice of steering defect

automatic / July 16, 2026

Case Cabrera v. Penske Truck Leasing Co. L.P. Court U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Judge Lee […]

U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Personal Injury & Tort

Spann — magistrate judge recommended dismissal without prejudice for failure to prosecute

automatic / July 14, 2026

Case Valene R. Spann, Estate of Richard Lewis Christian by and through Valene R. Spann v. United States of America […]

U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Breach of Contract, Personal Injury & Tort

Gardner Iron & Metal v. Evans Delivery — Federal trucking law preempts all tort claims against freight broker

automatic / July 13, 2026

Case Gardner Iron and Metal Co., Inc. v. Evans Delivery Company, Inc. and Common Sense Logistics, LLC Court U.S. District […]

U.S. District Court — Northern District of Texas, Employment, Personal Injury & Tort

Rockett v. Hegseth — Magistrate judge recommends dismissal for res judicata; prior employment lawsuit bars subsequent defamation claims

automatic / July 9, 2026

Case Beverly J. Rockett v. Pete Hegseth, et al. Court U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas Date Decided June […]

U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Personal Injury & Tort

Starr v. Google — Magistrate Judge recommends dismissing all claims for failure to state actionable legal theories

automatic / July 7, 2026

Case Katherine Starr and KSTARR Enterprises LLC v. Google LLC Court U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (Magistrate Judge […]

U.S. District Court — Western District of Texas, Constitutional, Employment, Personal Injury & Tort

Granado v. EPISD — Dismissed claims for racial discrimination in school athletics; school district immune from tort claims, coach shielded by qualified immunity

automatic / July 6, 2026

Case David Granado, individually and as next friend of S.G., a minor child, v. El Paso Independent School District, Andress […]