Explore 14 substantive unconscionability court cases in Texas. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate Court Upholds Prenuptial Agreement
George Sheehan v. Pamela Sheehan, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on the enforceability of a prenuptial agreement. The ap...
Nursing home arbitration agreement deemed unconscionable by Texas court
El Paso v. Enterprises, LLC D/B/A Pebble Creek Nursing Center; Creative Solutions in Healthcare, Inc.; And Honor X Enterprises, L.L.C. v. Rodolfo Reyes, Individually, on Behalf of Wrongful Death Benef...
Appellate court allows negligence claims against employer for employee's alleged sexual assault of minors
Turner Specialty Services, LLC v. Michaela Horn, Individually and as Next Friend of G.H. and M.M., Minors and Atrelle Horn, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a plaint...
SpaceX Not Liable for Employee's Alleged Defamation Outside Scope of Employment
Hector Garcia Jr. v. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. D/B/A SpaceX, and Lauren Elizabeth Krueger, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This c...
Valero Not Liable for Independent Contractor's Fraudulent Actions
Michael Johnson and Kennard Law P.C. v. Valero Services, Inc., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 29, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether Valero Serv...
Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Motion to Compel Arbitration
Delbert Royce Hall v. John Alvin Crane, Administrator for Malcolm E. Hall and Rose M. Jenkins, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellant...
Subcontractor lien unenforceable due to lack of statutory notice
Marquis Construction Services, LLC v. Jesus Torres, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a subcontractor, Marqui...
Arbitration clause in partnership agreement upheld
Kevin Burke, Jeffrey Schwartz Burke, Tracy Ruth Burke, Lucky Burke, Cindy Bernat, Pam Burke Daily, Barbara Burke Harberg, Lori Ilene Quinta Valle, Fonda Glazer, and Kim Brown v. Houston Pt Bac Office ...
Arbitration agreement deemed unconscionable, denying motion to compel
Third Coast Services, LLC and Spawglass Civil Construction, Inc. v. Felicitas Castaneda, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Pedro Castaneda, Irving Castaneda, Evelyn Castaneda, and Li...
Appellate court enforces arbitration clauses in limited partnership agreements
In Re Umth General Services, L.P., Umt Holdings, L.P., Umth Land Development, L.P., Hollis M. Greenlaw, Todd F. Etter, Ben L. Wissink, and Cara D. Obert, decided by Texas Supreme Court on November 14,...
Arbitration agreement for prescription drugs found enforceable
In Re Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, decided by Texas Supreme Court on October 24, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the enforceability of an arbitration agreement i...
SpaceX NDA Enforceable Against Former Employee
In Re Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Lauren Krueger, decided by Texas Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns a dispute over the enforceability of a n...
Arbitration clauses in loan agreements found enforceable
In Re Westdale Asset Management, Ltd.; Jgb Ventures I, Ltd.; Joseph Beard; And Westdale Investments, L.P., decided by Texas Supreme Court on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This ca...
Appellate court affirms jury verdict finding hospital not negligent in DVT death case
Jared Bush, Jr. v. Columbia Medical Center of Arlington Subsidiary, L.P. D/B/A Medical City Arlington and Hca Inc., decided by Texas Supreme Court on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome....
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 14 substantive unconscionability cases from courts in Texas. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding substantive unconscionability cases in Texas include: texapp (7 cases), tex (7 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 12, Plaintiff Win: 1, Mixed: 1.