April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Injury-to-a-Child Appeal Highlights ‘Assumed Duty’ by Live-In Partner—A Template for Texas SAPCR/Protective-Order Proof
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Charge-Error Preservation Roadmap: 14th COA Reaffirms Payne Test—Make the Trial Court Aware, Timely, Plainly, and Get a Ruling
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Texas 14th Court: TCPA Can Knock Out Breach‑of‑Fiduciary‑Duty Claims Against Former Counsel Based on Litigation Communications (Fee‑Shift Applies)
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: El Paso Court Upholds Exclusion of Defense Expert and Rejects Speedy‑Trial Attack in Bar Shooting—Playbook for Family‑Violence Crossover Cases
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: CAC/School Counselor Disclosures and Delayed Outcry Testimony Upheld in Continuous Sexual Abuse Case—Blueprint for Family-Violence Proof
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Post‑Verdict Sentencing Deal Upheld: Preservation and ‘Judicial Vindictiveness’ Limits After Trial Election
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: CAC ‘Gesture Interpretation’ Hearsay Deemed Harmless Because Child Testified to Same Details—Blueprint for Preserving (or Defeating) Error in Abuse/Protective-Order Hearings
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Houston COA Upholds Chapter 10/Rule 13–Style Sanctions and $69,861 Fee Award After Voluntary Nonsuit—A Cautionary Playbook for Family-Law TRO/Temp-Orders Practice
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Houston First COA: Unconscious Complainant + Defendant’s Conduct Supports Inferred Knowledge of Nonconsent (Useful Analog for Family-Violence Findings)
April 3, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Austin Court Upholds Death-Penalty Discovery Sanctions in Deed-Fraud Suit—Blueprint for Striking Pleadings When a Party Games the Process
