No. 25-BC04A-0013 Charlotte Barrett v. Marcus Barrett, IV, et al. (Fourth Division, J. Barnard) 25-bc04a-0013-barrett-v-barrett-2025-tex-bus-37.pdf Civil case – Jurisdiction. In this action filed in Bexar County Probate Court, plaintiff contended the three individual defendants mismanaged family trusts during the time they served as trustees; she sought modification of…
No.25-BC11A-0013 Marathon Oil Co. v. Mercuria Energy America, LLC (Eleventh Division, Judge Andrews, sitting by designation) 25-bc11a-0013-marathon-oil-v-mercuria-energy-america-2025-tex-bus-36.pdf Civil case – North American Energy Standards Board Contracts. Marathon and Mercuria entered into a Base Contract or master contract in January 2021, setting out terms and conditions governing Marathon’s individual…
No. 25-BC03A-007 Jerry B. Reed v. Rook TX, LP, et al. (Third Division, Judge Andrews Civil case – Jurisdiction. Reed won the $7.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot in May 2023; in this suit he alleged the jackpot would have been $88 million if defendant Rook had not illegally manipulated…
No. 25-BC01B-006 Riverside Strategic Capital Fund I, L.P., et al v. CLG Investments, LLC, et al. (First Division, Judge Whitehill) 25-bc01b-0006-riverside-strategic-capital-fund-i-v-clg-investments-2025-tex-bus-33.pdf Civil case – Jurisdiction. (This written opinion explains the Court’s grant of the out-of-state defendants’ special appearances on July 17, 2025.) The Riverside plaintiffs sued over thirty defendants…
No. 25-BC08B-0009 Elizabeth Martens v. Lamkin Land & Cattle Company and Stephanie Ezzell (Eighth Division, Judge Stagner) Jurisdiction/Dominant Jurisdiction/Abatement. Martens and Ezzell are sisters and each owns 50% of the Lamkin Land & Cattle Company (LLCC), a limited liability company. In 2022, Martens sued Ezzell and LLCC for failing…
No. 25-BC01B-0017 Faisal Chaudhry, et al. v. Stillwater Capital Investments, etc., et al. (First Division, Judge Whitehill) 25-bc01b-0017-chaudhry-v-stillwater-captial-investments-2025-tex-bus-31.pdf Civil case – Jurisdiction. In 2020, defendant Capital solicited plaintiff Chaudhry to invest in a 192-unit apartment complex in Dallas, and he committed to invest $8 million dollars. In the next…
No. 25-BC11B-0027 OWL Asset 1, LLC v. EOG Resources, Inc. (Eleventh Division, Judge Bullard) 25-bc11b-0027-owl-assetco1-v-eog-resources-2025-tex-bus-30.pdf Civil Case – Jurisdiction. OWL sued EOG Resources for breach of contract in Harris County district court for breach of contract after OWL spent $8.2 million remediating three produced water spills between 2022 and…
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…
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 –…
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…
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