Texas Business Court Blog

Texas Business Court Decision – Monday, August 4, 2025

No. 24-BC08B-003  M&M Livestock, LLC, et al v. Jeremy Robinson, etc., et al. (Eighth Division – Judge Stagner) Civil case – Jurisdiction. Have plaintiffs met the $5 million minimum amount in controversy requirement of Section 25A.004(b)? Held, yes. The parties formed an LLC for the purpose of operating a…

Fifteenth Circuit Court of Appeals Decision – July 31, 2025

This Fifteenth Circuit opinion addresses the June 1, 2025 amendment to Chapter 25A – Section 25A.021 – affecting consent removals of cases commenced before September 1, 2024. No. 15-25-00003-CV Lone Star NGL Product Services LLC, etc. v. EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC and CR Permian Processing, LLC. Civil Case –…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 18, 2025

No. 25-BC03-0001  SafeLease Insurance Services, LLC v. Storable, Inc., et al (Third Division, Judge Andrews) Discovery – Trade Secrets. Details of this dispute can be found in the Court’s earlier order of March 11, 2025, which can be found on this site at  https://www.dowdbennett.com/news/texas-business-court-decision-march-11-2025/ This order arises over a…

Texas Business Court Decisions – July 16, 2025

No. 24-BC01B-0010 Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund, LP, et al. v. Primexx Energy Corporation, et al. (First Division, Judge Whitehill)  24-BC01b-0010-primexx-energy-opportunity-fund-v-primexx-energy-corporation-2025-tex-bus-26.pdf Civil case – Personal Jurisdiction. For the court’s prior decisions in the case, see 2025 Tex. Bus. 5; 2025 Tex. Bus. 9; 2025 Tex. Bus. 13, and 2025 Tex.…

Fifteenth Court of Appeals Decision – July 3, 2025

Here’s another recent Fifteenth Court of Appeals decision on Business Court jurisdictional issues. No. 15-25-00025  In re Kimco Developers, Inc., et al., Relators (Original Proceeding – Writ of Mandamus – Business Court Divisions 11A, Harris County, Texas, Trial Court Cause No. 24-BC11A-0013) [Chief Justice Brister, Author, with Justices Field…

Fifteenth Court of Appeals Decision – July 3, 2025

While the Blog focuses on Business Court decisions, it will also attempt to include summaries of relevant Texas Supreme Court and Fifteenth Court of Appeals decisions – here’s one from the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. No.15-25-00019  In re T. Bentley Durant, et al. Relators (Original Proceeding from the Business…

Texas Business Court Decisions – June 30, 2025

No. 25-BC08A-0004  Black Mountain SWD, LP v. NGL Water Solutions Permian, LLC (Judge Bullard)  25-bc08a-0004-black-mountain-swd-v-ngl-water-solutions-permian-opinion-and-order-on-motion-to-remand.pdf Jurisdiction. The parties signed a royalty agreement in January, 2019 giving plaintiff Black Mountain a $0.03-per-barrel royalty for product transported through its pipeline; but the royalty is only payable on those volumes of product…

Texas Business Court Decision – June 18, 2025

No. 25-BC03A-007  Jerry Reed v. Rook TX, LLP (Third Division, Judge Andrews) Jurisdiction.  Reed won the $7.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot in May 2023; in this suit he alleged the jackpot would have $102.5 million if defendant Rook had not illegally manipulated the system to win the April 2023…

Texas Business Court Decision – May 23, 2025

NO. 24-BC08A-002  Slant Operating, LLC v. Octane Energy Operating, LLC (Eighth Division, Judge Bullard Civil case – Jurisdiction. The parties signed a letter agreement in which they agreed to waive any objections to the other party’s permit applications to drill oil and gas wells from a penetration point on…

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