February 7, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Mediation Texas Court of Appeals Fourteenth Court of Appeals Denies Mandamus Relief Seeking to Compel Judgment on Mediated Settlement Agreement
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Rights and Duties Texas Court of Appeals Finality Achieved: Using Affirmed Indecency Convictions to Trigger Mandatory Termination and Conservatorship Bans under TFC § 161.001 and § 153.004
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Tactical Reset: Utilizing Trial Court Nonsuits to Moot Adverse Appellate Proceedings in High-Conflict Litigation
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Disocvery Texas Court of Appeals The ‘Impossible’ Deadline: Why a Retroactive Discovery Cutoff May Not Warrant Mandamus Relief Without a Specific Record of Harm
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Mandamus Alert: Rule 145 Shields Indigent Litigants from ‘Pay-to-Play’ Court Registry Orders
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Property Texas Court of Appeals Defending Business Valuations in Divorce: 14th COA Clarifies ‘Legal Sufficiency’ for Expert Assumptions and Financial Modeling
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Redaction vs. Sealing: Why Your Interlocutory Appeal Over Sensitive Data Will Be Dismissed
February 5, 2026 Appeals Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Briefing Deadlines are Jurisdictional Death: 14th Court Reminds Litigants that Failure to File Results in Automatic Dismissal under TRAP 42.3(b)
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Don’t Sue the Clerk: Navigating Mandamus Jurisdictional Traps in Family Law Litigation
February 5, 2026 Case Law Update Mandamus Texas Court of Appeals Mandamus Denied: Protecting the ‘Lis Pendens’ and Trial Court Discretion in New Trial Orders