In the wake of a Texas Supreme Court opinion, an inventor is seeking to revive his $100 million suit against his former lawyers. Vernon F. Minton, who lost a state court malpractice suit against lawyers who represented him a decade ago, has filed a negligence suit in federal court.

In a decision sure to make canine lovers rejoice and veterinarians cringe, a Texas appeal court has ruled that value can be attached to the love of a dog, overruling a 120-year-old case in which the Texas Supreme Court held that plaintiffs can only recover for the market value of their pets.

In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a plaintiff who successfully sues for sexual harassment under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act cannot also recover damages for a common-law claim of negligent supervision and retention. Two employment law experts say the 7-2 decision in Waffle House v. Cathie Williams is a huge win for employers and an “appalling” loss for employees who are victims of sexual harassment at work.

At a Tuesday hearing, a Texas Supreme Court committee will seek an injunction to keep an ex-convict and his companies from engaging in acts alleged to constitute the unauthorized practice of law. A former accountant, Tony R.

Alleging that the delay in their case has deprived them of their constitutional rights to due process, plaintiffs in a class action suit pending more than four years at the Texas Supreme Court have sued each of the court’s nine justices.