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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…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 28, 2026

Nos. 25-BC01B-0064/26-BC01B-0019  Revere Tactical Opportunities Fund IV LP, et al. v Monte K. Lee-Wen and Westside Flats Owner, LLC, et al. v. Revere Tactical Opportunities Fund IV, LP, et al. (First Division, Judge Whitehill) 2026 Tex. Bus. 51 Foreclosure – Notices of Intent to Sell at Foreclosure. Background. Westside…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 24, 2026

No. 25-BC01A-0013   Fiberwave, Inc., etc. v. AT&T Enterprises, LLC, etc. (First Division, Judge Bouressa) 2026 Tex. Bus. 50 Contracts. Background: Fiberwave, formerly known as Spearhead Consulting, served as a “Solution Provider” for AT&T under a 2022 Alliance Program Agreement, and its incorporated Solution Providers Guidebook. After AT&T terminated the…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 22, 2026

No. 25-BC11B-0088   Village Crossing, LLC v. West Creek Investments, LLC (Eleventh Division, Judge Stagner) Contracts. Background. Village Crossing agreed to sell, and West Creek agreed to buy, 11.56 acres of commercial property in Rosenberg, Texas for a price of $11.75 per square foot. This was a blended price, representing…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 21, 2026

No. 26-BC01B-0025   CWK Management, Inc., etc., et al v. Deno Maggi, et al (First Division, Judge Whitehill) 2026 Tex. Bus. 48 Specific Jurisdiction.  Background. CWK Management and Vincent Carfora sued Deno Maggi, Terrall Hill, Bill Poland,  Texas Express Wash, BWE II, and others over a 2025 transaction in which…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 16, 2026

No. 25-BC01B-0011   Synergy Thermogen, Inc., et al v. Blackbrush Oil & Gas, L.P., et al. (First Division, Judge Whitehill)   2026 Tex. Bus. Ct. 47    25-bc01b-0011-synergy-thermogen-v-blackbruch-oil-gas-2026-tex-bus-47.pdf Discovery – Work Product. Background. The Synergy plaintiffs develop clean-energy technology that converts waste vapors and heat into usable energy. Defendant Blackbrush Oil &…

Texas Business Court Decision – July 15, 2026

No. 25-bc11B-0031   Jeremiah Counsel Corporation v. Ben Young, et al. (Eleventh Division, Judge Dorfman) 2026 Tex. Bus. 46 Church Governance. Background.  Second Baptist Church of Houston, a Texas nonprofit corporation with roughly 94,000 members, operated for decades under its 1928 Articles of Incorporation (amended 1978) and 2005 Bylaws that…

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