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Texas Business Court Decision – August 17, 2026

No. 25-BC11A-0083   Unimacts Global, LLC, et al. v. Ayr Energy, Inc.  (Eleventh Division, Judge Barnard)  2026 Tex. Bus. 60 Discovery. Protective Orders/Trade Secrets. Background. Plaintiffs (Unimacts) sued Ayr Energy in a trade-secrets misappropriation dispute involving rival transformer manufacturers. On March 18, 2026, the court entered a protective order establishing…

Texas Business Court Decision – August 14, 2026

No. 25-BC01B-0030   Preston Hollow Capital, LLC, et al. v. Truist Bank, etc.  (First Division, Judge Whitehill) 2026 Tex. Bus. 59    25-bc01b-0030-preston-hollow-capital-v-truist-bank-2026-tex-bus-59.pdf Please note, the court previously issued an opinion in this matter on February 3, 2026 – 2026 Tex. Bus. 5. Here is a link to our summary. …

Texas Business Court Decision – August 12, 2026

No. 25-BC11A-0017   Clean Hydrogen Works, LLC, et al. v. Denbury Carbon Solutions, LLC, et al. (Eleventh Division, Judge Adrogue) 26 Tex. Bus. 58  25-bc11a-0017-clean-hydrogen-works-v-denbury-carbon-solutions-2026-tex-bus-58.pdf Louisiana Monopolization Act and Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act. Background. In April 2021, Clean Hydrogen Works formed LA-1, a Louisiana LLC, to develop a clean…

Texas Business Court Decision – August 12, 2026

No. 26-BC11A-0012 Duncan Carrington, et al v. Aaron Corsi, et al. (Eleventh Division, Judge Adrogue)  26 Tex. Bus. 57    26-bc11a-0012-carrington-v-corsi-2026-tex-bus-57.pdf Conversion. Background. Plaintiffs Carrington and Hiller were early investors in Heady Brewing Company, LLC, which owned 8th Wonder Brewery. They held more than 77,000 Class A-1 Units, which…

Texas Business Court Decision – August 10, 2026

No. 26-BC11A-0024   CAM Industrial Solutions LLC, et al. v. Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC., et al. (Eleventh Div. , Judge Stagner) 2026 Tex. Bus. 56    26-bc11a-0024-cam-industrial-solutions-v-brown-root-industrial-services-2026-tex-bus-56.pdf Contracts/Fiduciary Duty/Res Judicata/Privity/Issue Preclusion. Background.  CAM lost its longtime maintenance contract for ExxonMobil’s Baytown Complex to competitor Brown & Root in…

Texas Business Court Decision – August 5, 2026

No. 26-BC01B-0067  In re Radical Hoops, Ltd. and Radical Mavericks, II, LLC, Petitioners (First Division, Judge Whitehill) 2026 Tex. Bus. 55 Rule 202 Discovery Petition/Jurisdiction and Remand. Background. Petitioners Radical Hoops and Radical Mavericks II filed a Rule 202 petition in the 134th District Court seeking pre-suit deposition discovery…

Decision of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals – August 5, 2026s –

This discussion of specific jurisdiction over a foreign manufacturer may be of interest to you. No. 04-25-00506-CV   Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co. Ltd. v. John Montague, et al. (224th Judicial Dist. Court, Bexar County, Texas, Judge Garza) Jurisdiction. Background. …

Texas Business Court Decision – July 29, 2026

No. 26-BC08B-0009  Gail Fischer, etc. v. Clifford Fischer, et al. (Eighth Division – Judge Stagner) 2026 Tex. Bus. 54 Breach of Fiduciary Duty/Derived Judicial Immunity. Background. This case arises from a post-divorce enforcement dispute in Dallas County. Gail and Clifford Fischer divorced in October 2019, with the divorce decree…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 29, 2026

No. 26-BC08-0011 Riverside Homebuilders, Ltd. v. FG Aledo Development (Eighth Division, Judge Stagner) 2026 Tex. Bus. 53      26-bc08b-0011-riverside-homebuilders-v-fg-aledo-development-2026-tex-bus-53.pdf Contracts/Statute of Frauds. Background. FG Aledo owned and was developing roughly 358 residential lots in Morningstar Section 1-1, a Parker County subdivision, with a business plan of selling developed…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 29, 2026

No. 25-BC08A-0012 Janice Simpson v. Bobby R. Simpson, et al. (Eighth Division, Judge Bullard) 2026 Texas Bus. 52      25-bc08a-0012-simpson-v-simpson-2026-tex-bus-52.pdf Contracts/Fiduciary Duty. Background. Janice and Bobby Simpson divorced in 2021 pursuant to an Agreed Final Decree of Divorce that divided Bobby’s ownership interest in the Texas Rangers, held…

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