Tag: insurance

August 5, 2026, opinions

August 6, 2026

Designated for publication Graves, J. (Wiener, Haynes, Graves) (oral argument), takings, preemption Affirming dismissal of challenges to City’s short-term rentals regulations. New Orleans has enacted a series of ordinances to address the negative effects of short-term rentals (e.g., Airbnb) on residential neighborhoods, including noise, trash, loss of neighborhood character, and reduced affordable housing. A group … More August 5, 2026, opinions

August 4, 2026, opinions

August 5, 2026

Designated for publication Willett, J. (Willett, Engelhardt, Douglas) (oral argument withdrawn), Privileges and Immunities Clause, Equal Protection, preliminary injunction Reversing denial of preliminary injunction to plaintiff challenging Texas residency provisions for escrow-officer license, and remanding with instructions to enter preliminary injunction. Geoffrey Polk, a resident of Illinois licensed to practice law in approximately forty jurisdictions … More August 4, 2026, opinions

July 20, 2026, opinions

July 21, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (en banc), Higginson, J., dissenting from grant of en banc rehearing; criminal, Second Amendment, Commerce Clause, en banc Granting en banc rehearing of June 2 panel decision (Clement, Southwick, Engelhardt) that affirmed a conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon, rejecting an as-applied Second Amendment challenge. In a … More July 20, 2026, opinions

June 12, 2026, opinions

June 15, 2026

Designated for publication Higginson, J. (Haynes, Higginson, Ho) (oral argument withdrawn), § 1983, sovereign immunity, supplemental jurisdiction Affirming as dismissal of § 1983 claims against Texas DOT as subject to sovereign immunity; and affirming declination to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state-law claims, though modified to be a dismissal without prejudice. John Gannon, Inc. owned billboards … More June 12, 2026, opinions

June 8, 2026, opinions

June 9, 2026

Designated for publication Duncan, J. (King, Higginson, Duncan) (no oral argument), tax law Affirming tax court’s judgment upholding imposition of estate-tax liability and assessment of 20% negligence penalty. As Anne Milner Fields’s health rapidly declined in 2016 due to end-stage Alzheimer’s, her great-nephew and agent Bryan Milner transferred approximately $17 million of her assets into … More June 8, 2026, opinions

June 5, 2026, opinions

June 8, 2026

Unpublished decisions per curiam (Smith, Willett, Ramirez) (no oral argument), insurance Affirming judgment in favor of insurer in claim on fidelity policy for a loss from financial fraud. Blue Compass RV paid over $1.25 million on a construction invoice using banking information it received through a fraudulent email impersonating its contractor, SPD Construction. It sought … More June 5, 2026, opinions

June 1, 2026, opinions

June 2, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (en banc: Elrod, Stewart, Richman, Southwick, Haynes, Graves, Higginson, Douglas, Ramirez, JJ., voting against rehearing; Jones, Smith, Willett, Ho, Duncan, Engelhardt, Oldham, Wilson, JJ., voting for rehearing) (oral argument at panel stage); election law, standing, sovereign immunity, en banc Denying rehearing en banc of December 31, 2025, panel opinion (Richman, … More June 1, 2026, opinions

May 20, 2026, opinions

May 21, 2026

Designated for publication per curiam (Haynes, Ho, Oldham) (no oral argument), Ho, J., concurring; Oldham, J., concurring; criminal, Second Amendment Affirming conviction of possession of a firearm by a felon. Peter Villa Cordova pled guilty to possessing a firearm after a felony conviction in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). His prior felony convictions include … More May 20, 2026, opinions

May 18, 2026, opinions

May 19, 2026

Designated for publication Smith, J. (Higginbotham, Smith, Oldham) (oral argument), immigration, Administrative Procedures Act, timeliness Affirming dismissal of claims arising from denial of issuance of passport to plaintiff on basis of failure to prove citizenship. Hector Cortez claims he was born in Laredo, Texas. About a decade ago, he used his U.S. passport to travel … More May 18, 2026, opinions

May 15, 2026, opinions

May 18, 2026

Designated for publication Engelhardt, J. (Jones, Engelhardt, Summerhays, by designation) (oral argument), Jones, J., dissenting; international child custody, Hague Convention Affirming order to return children to custodial parent in Canada; vacating preliminary injunction enjoining Texas courts from conducting further proceedings and ordering Canadian courts to adjudicate custody. Sarah Moreau and Andrew White married and lived … More May 15, 2026, opinions