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New Texas Business Courts

December 2023 – In June 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed new legislation that will change the landscape in Texas for resolving business disputes. Texas House Bill 19 (HB 19) creates new Texas “Business Courts” with jurisdiction over certain high-dollar business transactions.

YOU SWAMPED MY WELLS!! – Texas Court finds that Saltwater Disposal May Create an Actionable Trespass

December 2023 - In the recent case of Iskandia Energy Operating, Inc. v. SWEPI LP, the Eighth District Court of Appeals addressed the issue of subsurface trespass in the context of unwanted wastewater migration.

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Interpreting Wills: Gleaning Intent from Ambiguous Provisions

May 2022 — The Court of Appeals of Texas, Eleventh District, recently addressed an issue of will interpretation. Prather v. Callon Petroleum Operating Co., tackles the often-complicated matter of ascertaining Testatrix intent when disputes arise concerning what, if any, interest passed to the decedent’s heirs.