No. 25-BC03A-0020 Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin, et al. v. Shiva Lam, et al. (Third Division, Judge Andrews) 2-26 Tex. Bus. 45 25-bc03a-0020-sri-shirdi-sai-baba-temple-of-austin-v-lam-2026-tex-bus-45.pdf Corporate Governance. Background. Sri Shirdi Sai Baba Temple of Austin (respectfully referred to as Temple in this summary), a Texas nonprofit religious corporation,…
No. 25-BC04B-0010 Brik Stratton v. Kenneth Hogan, et al v. Carey Parsons, et al. (Fourth Division, Judge Sharp) 2026 Tex. Bus. 44 Corporate Dissolution/Wind-up of Corporate Business/Breach of Contract. Background. This case arises out of the breakdown of a business relationship between plaintiff Stratton and defendant Hogan, co-owners of…
No. 25-BC01A-0023 Cobalt Falcon, LLC v. AXS Investments, LLC (First Division, Judge Bouressa) 2026 Tex. Bus. 43 25-bc01a-0023-cobalt-falcon-v-axs-investments-2026-tex-bus-43.pdf Breach of Contract and Affirmative Defenses. Background. Cobalt and AXS entered into a Transaction Agreement, later modified, under which the court has already concluded that AXS had a continuing obligation…
No. 15-25-0025CV In re Frank Jackson, Relator. An Original Proceeding in Mandamus, Business Court Division 11B Civil case – Attorney Immunity Defense. Background. Norman Barras served as CEO of the The Reynolds and Reynolds Company (Reynolds) under a ten-year employment agreement providing…
No. 26-BC04A-0005 Abigail Kampmann, etc., et al. Mark Smith (Fourth Division, Judge Barnard) 2026 Tex. Bus. 42 Partnership Agreements/Jurisdiction/Abatement. Background. Kampmann and Smith formed Principle Auto Group, LLC (PAG) in 2014 which serves as general partner of Principle Auto Management, Ltd (PAM), an entity which manages car dealerships. Kampmann…
No. 25-BC01B-0038 Jean Thompson and Thompson Petroleum Corporation v. Anchor Capital GP LLC and Michael Mann (First Division, Judge Whitehill) 26 Tex. Bus. 41. 25-bc01b-0038-thompson-v-anchor-capital-gp-2026-tex-bus-41.pdf For the court’s prior opinion on Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment and a fuller statement of the case see, the court’s May 4, 2026…
No. 26-BC11A-0026 Local Marketing, Inc. v. Angela Bennett, et al. (11th Div. Judge Sharp), 2026 Tex. Bus. 40 26-bc11a-0026-local-marketing-v-bennett-2026-tex-bus-40.pdf Employment Contracts/Defamation/Tortious Interference. Background and Ruling. This is a departing employee dispute and arose after Local Marketing (Local) sued former executives and employees in Harris County, alleging they…
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…
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