March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Venue is Fixed by Facts, Not Merits: Use Pimentel to Stop Respondents from ‘Mini-Trialing’ Your Case at the Venue Stage
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The ‘Changed Man’ Trap: Using Prior Partner Testimony to Impeach Claims of Non-Violence in Custody and Protective Order Litigation
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The ‘Lover’s’ Testimony and the ‘Mother’s’ Bias: Leveraging Criminal Liability and Witness Credibility Standards in Family Litigation
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: No ‘Preemptive Strikes’: El Paso Court Clarifies that Anticipated Future Danger Does Not Justify Immediate Violence.
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The Lodestar Trap: Why General Testimony Without Task-Specific Details Will Void Your Family Law Fee Award
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The Rule 91a Trap: Pleading Requirements When Suing Governmental Agents for Injuries During Family Law Enforcement
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals Third Court of Appeals Dismisses Appeal for Want of Prosecution Following Briefing Default
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals First Court of Appeals Dismisses Appeal for Failure to File Brief
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: Little League Defamation: Why Speculating About Future Threats to Police is Not Actionable in Family Tort Litigation
March 20, 2026 Case Law Update Texas Court of Appeals CROSSOVER: The Sanctions Trap: Firm-Wide Liability for ‘Groundless’ Pleadings and the Danger of the Missing Reporter’s Record