Appeals & Motions List released on:April 4, 2024

In a workers' compensation death benefits case involving appellant City of Stephenville and appellees, the beneficiaries of a firefighter who died from pancreatic cancer, the court addressed whether pancreatic cancer arising from a firefighter's job activities is compensable under Texas law and which party bears the burden of proof.

Appellant City of McAllen appealed the trial court's denial of its plea to jurisdiction in a negligence suit filed by appellee under the Texas Tort Claims Act, asserting immunity from suit due to appellee's failure to adequately plead that appellant's negligent operation of a motor-driven vehicle proximately caused her injuries.

Preliminary Injunction Denied; Patent Infringement Claim Not Likely to Succeed

Trump Found Liable; Fact and Expert Witnesses 'Denied Reality'

Appeals List & Motions List released on:February 6, 2024

Both parties are oil and gas operating companies with lease-granted rights to produce oil from the Delaware Mountain Group in the Delaware Basin.

A medical advocacy group, who sought relief against the government over the safety of mifepristone, failed to prove on appeal that they were entitled to relief.