Amicus Briefs
AGC-Texas Building Branch filed amicus briefs in the following cases to protect commercial contractors’ interests:
2024 – Third Coast Services, LLC v. Casteñeda (Texas Supreme Court) – sovereign immunity
2023 – In re RLB Contracting (Texas Supreme Court) – Texas venue for Texas construction projects
2023 – Pepper Lawson Horizon Int’l Group v. Texas Southern Univ. (Texas Supreme Court) – sovereign immunity; owner-caused delays
2022 – Baxter Construction v. Senior Care Living VII (2nd Court of Appeals) – contractors’ lien rights
2022 – James Construction v. Westlake Chemical (Texas Supreme Court) – compliance with contractual notice requirements; indemnity
2021 – Hernandez v. Sun Crane & Hoist (Texas Supreme Court) – general contractor’s degree of supervisory control for liability to attach for onsite injury
2020 – Texas Association of Business v. City of Austin (Texas Supreme Court) – paid sick leave
2020 – ESI/Emp. Sols v. City of Dallas (Eastern District of Texas) – paid sick leave
2019 – DOL v. Hensel Phelps (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals) – general contractors supervising subcontractors’ employees for OSHA compliance
2019 – Skyline Commercial v. ISC ACQUISITION CORP. (Texas Supreme Court) – quantum meruit recovery
2019 – Mt. Hawley Ins. Co. v. Huser Construction (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals) – broad “breach of contract” exclusions for property damage insurance coverage
2018 – Manhattan | Vaughn, JVP v. Garcia (1st Court of Appeals) – CIP coverage and immunity
2018 – Austin Bridge & Road, LP v. Suarez (1st Court of Appeals) – CIP coverage and immunity
2017 – Great American Ins. Co. v. Hamel (Texas Supreme Court) – CGL defense and indemnity requirements
2016 – US Metals v. Liberty Mutual (Texas Supreme Court) – CGL property damage coverage exclusions
2015 – Zachry v. Port of Houston Authority (Texas Supreme Court) – sovereign immunity; owner delay; contractor’s recovery of attorney’s fees against government entity
2015 – Centerpoint Builders GP, LLC v. Trussway, Ltd. (Texas Supreme Court) – indemnity
2014 – Ewing v. Amerisure (Texas Supreme Court) – CGL insurance policy provisions for coverage and exclusions
2014 – Crownover v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals) – limiting carriers’ contractual liability exclusion for denying contractors property damage coverage
2014 – Crawford Services v. Skillman International Firm (5th Court of Appeals) – right to foreclose lien
2013 – Lennar v. Markel (Texas Supreme Court) – recoverable costs incurred to locate hidden property damage
2013 – Saeco Electric v. Gonzales – effect of submitting wrong jury charge
2011 – Gilbane Building Company v. Admiral (Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals) – CGL additional insured triggers/exclusions
2010 – Solar Applications Engineering, Inc. v. T.A. Operating Corp. (Texas Supreme Court) – lien release not a condition precedent to final payment; contingent pay; lien rights
2010 – Gilbert Texas Construction, LP v. Underwriters at Lloyd’s London (Texas Supreme Court) – use of contractual liability exclusion to deny insurance coverage to contractor re: duty to repair
2010 – Linbeck v. City of Grand Prairie (5th Court of Appeals) – sovereign immunity and lien/bond enforcement
2009 – D.R. Horton v. Markel (Texas Supreme Court) – duty to defend vs. duty to indemnify
2009 – ESP Mechanical v. Beck-Ford Construction (Dallas County District Court) – surety’s obligation to pay when owner defaults; contingent pay
2009 – HCBeck Ltd. v. Charles Rice (Texas Supreme Court) – statutory employer; workers comp as exclusive remedy
2009 – In re Scoggins (Texas Supreme Court) – indemnity; joinder of responsible parties