A recent Texas appellate opinion examines when attorney immunity applies and where conduct may cross from protected legal services into unprotected business activity.
Texas Fifteenth Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief Against Business Court Division 3B
The Fifteenth Court of Appeals denied mandamus relief against Texas Business Court Division 3B, reinforcing the high bar for challenging interlocutory orders before final judgment.
Can Plaintiffs Plead Their Way Out of Texas Business Court?
The Texas Business Court — established to provide specialized adjudication of complex commercial disputes — has quickly become a significant forum for business litigation in the state. But what happens when a plaintiff, after removal to the Business Court, decides they would rather be somewhere else? Can strategic amendments to a petition strip the Business Court of jurisdiction and send a case back to the original state district court?
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