No. 26-BC11A-039 South Shore ER, LLC , and Suchmor Thomas, MD., et al v. Amir Bashiri, et al. (Eleventh Division, Judge Stagner) 2026 Tex. Bus. 39 26-bc11a-0039-south-shore-er-v-bashiri-2026-tex-bus-39.pdf Removal Jurisdiction/Remands. (The Court has provided a detailed summary of the case on its web site. I encourage our readers to review…
In this article, originally published in the Texas Lawbook, Ben Barnes and Lynn Pinker Hurst Schwegmann partner Chris Schwegmann discuss a recent Texas Business Court ruling on the discoverability of a party’s AI chats. Earlier this year, a financial executive opened an AI chatbot to think through his legal exposure…
No. 25-BC01A-0061 Ryan Lunderby v. Dominium Development & Acquisition, LLC (Division 1, Judge Bouressa) 2026 Tex. Bus. 38 25-bc01a-0061-lunderby-v-dominium-dev-and-acquisition-2026-tex-bus-38.pdf Contracts. Background. Lunderby and Dominium were parties to a 2025 “Amended and Restated Employment Agreement” governed by Texas law. The agreement required Lunderby to “relocate to Dallas” to serve…
No. 25-BC01A-0040 Southwest Airline Pilots Association v. The Boeing Company (First Div., Judge Bouressa) 2026 Tex. Bus. 37 Fraud/Misrepresentations – 737 Litigation. Background. Plaintiff Southwest Airlines Pilot Association (SWAPA) sued Boeing, alleging Boeing made misrepresentations to SWAPA and its pilot members in connection with negotiations over SWAPA’s collective bargaining…
In this article, originally published in the Texas Lawbook, Ben Barnes and Gibson Dunn partner Brad G. Hubbard discuss a recent challenge to the constitutionality of the Texas Business Court. After a highly successful, productive and largely uncontroversial first 18 months, the burgeoning Texas Business Court recently faced its first…
No. 25-BC01B-0049 Dallas Sports Group, LLC, et al. v. DSE Hockey Club, L.P., et al. 26 Tex. Bus. 36 (Division One, Judge Whitehill. 25-bc01b-0049-dallas-sports-group-v-dse-hockey-club-2026-tex-bus-36.pdf Contracts. Background. The Dallas Mavericks’ ownership entities (plaintiffs Dallas Sports Group and Radical Arena) sought to redeem the Dallas Stars’ ownership interests in the…
No. 25-BC11B-0099 M. Brown v. Exxon Mobil Corporation (Eleventh Division, Judge Sweeten) 2026 Tex. Bus. 35 Jurisdiction – Sec. 25A.004(b) and (d). Background. Brown, a 29-year Exxon employee serving as Vice President of Basestocks & Waxes, had his employment end on July 25, 2025. Exxon contends Brown resigned…
No. 26-BC11A-0004 Energy Founders Fund, LP v. Phillip Daskevich, et al. (Eleventh Division, Judge Stagner) 2026 Tex. Bus. 34 Corporate Governance/Contracts. Background. Gage Western LLC was governed by a Company Agreement establishing a multi-class membership structure. Energy Founders Fund (Energy) held majority Class A interests, while Phillip and Cris…
No. 25-BC11B-0073 DK Trading & Supply, LLC v. Wink to Webster Pipeline LLC (Eleventh Division, Judge Sharp) 2026 Tex. Bus. 33 Contracts. Background. DK Trading & Supply (Delek) and Wink to Webster Pipeline (Wink) entered into two 2021 agreements governing crude-oil storage at a terminal in Midland County and…
No. 26-BC11B-003 Clean-Co Systems, Inc. v. Enterprise Products Operating, LLC (Division Eleven, Judge Dorfman) 2026 Tex. Bus. 32 Jurisdiction. Background. Clean-Co sued Enterprise in state district court to recover on a single unpaid invoice for industrial cleaning services performed in July-August 2025 under a time-and-materials purchase order. The invoice,…
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