Personal Injury & Tort

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

Garza v. International Cargo Movers, Inc. — Court orders plaintiff to provide factual support for negligence claims or face dismissal

automatic / July 6, 2026

Case Gabriel Garza v. International Cargo Movers Inc., Arvinder Singh, Highlander Express Inc., and Yamil Sanchez Fonseca Court United States […]

Texas 11th Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Personal Injury & Tort

Kinnibrugh v. Poteet — Texas court holds farm animal liability act bars wrongful death claim even when equipment, not the animal, causes death

automatic / July 4, 2026

Case Randal Kinnibrugh and Beverly Kinnibrugh v. Linda S. Poteet, Individually as Wrongful Death Beneficiary of the Estate of Richard […]

Texas 8th Court of Appeals, Personal Injury & Tort

Asfahani and Root Architects v. Melissa’s Gym — Upheld sufficiency of certificate of merit in architectural negligence suit

automatic / July 2, 2026

Case Rida Asfahani and Root Architects, PC v. 180 Partners, LLC and Melissa’s Gym, Inc. Court Texas Court of Appeals, […]

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

Nichols v. United States — Court allows FTCA negligence case to proceed against Army for failing to investigate serial sexual predator

automatic / July 1, 2026

Case Jessica Nichols, et al. v. United States of America Court U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas […]

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

Alta Power v. General Electric — Fifth Circuit affirms that consequential-damages waiver protects non-party subcontractor from tort claims

automatic / July 1, 2026

Case Alta Power, L.L.C. v. General Electric International, Incorporated Court U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Judge Clement […]

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

Beals v. Helmerich & Payne Management — Court recommends remanding case to state court due to improper removal violating the forum defendant rule

automatic / June 30, 2026

Case Christopher Beals v. Helmerich & Payne Management, LLC et al. Court U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas Date […]

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

Woodson v. City of Dallas — Magistrate Judge recommends dismissing plaintiff’s claims against multiple defendants for failure to adequately plead conspiracy and tort allegations

automatic / June 30, 2026

Case Ryan Woodson v. City of Dallas, et al. Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas […]

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

Gulshan Management Services Data Breach — Court partially denies motion to dismiss, allowing negligence claims to proceed

automatic / June 29, 2026

Case In Re Gulshan Management Services Data Breach Litigation Court U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston Division) Date […]

Texas 10th Court of Appeals, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury & Tort

Redwine v. Thomas — Eyewitness Account Conclusively Establishes Probable Cause, Defeating Malicious Prosecution Claim at Summary Judgment

automatic / June 27, 2026

The Texas Court of Appeals, Tenth District, affirmed summary judgment for the defendant in a malicious prosecution suit, holding that an eyewitness account received before the police report was filed conclusively established probable cause and negated malice, and that the plaintiff’s evidence of a contentious family relationship failed to raise a fact issue because it did not address the objective reasonableness of the defendant’s belief at the time of the report.

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

Adventuras de Pescado v. Barton — Grants default judgment for vessel collision damages in maritime negligence case

automatic / June 26, 2026

Case Adventuras de Pescado, LLC v. Stoney Barton Court U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division […]