Texas 7th Court of Appeals

Texas 7th Court of Appeals, Breach of Contract, Civil Procedure, Construction Law

Martignoni v. Artistry Homes — Homebuyers Lose Summary Judgment Fight After Failing to Preserve Evidentiary Objections

automatic / June 10, 2026

The Seventh Court of Appeals affirmed no-evidence summary judgment against homebuyers who contracted for a $600,000 custom home, holding that their failure to respond to the builder’s evidentiary objections in the trial court forfeited those challenges on appeal under the preservation rule — leaving them without sufficient evidence to withstand summary judgment on any claim.

Texas 7th Court of Appeals, Appellate Procedure, Civil Procedure, Employment

Petrini v. Simon Group Consulting — Domesticating a California Judgment in Texas Does Not Give Texas Courts Jurisdiction Over Counterclaims Arising from Pre-Domestication California Conduct

automatic / June 2, 2026

The Seventh Court of Appeals held that a California company’s domestication of a default judgment in Texas does not confer specific personal jurisdiction for counterclaims arising from pre-domestication California conduct, and that remote employment of a Texas resident does not establish general jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant.