Andrew Hicks

Over the past several months, the Texas Business Court has issued a series of energy-industry contract decisions with a common theme: The words on the page control. Courts are enforcing conditions, deadlines, defined terms,...more On June 3, 2026, Judge Grant Dorfman of the Texas Business Court (Eleventh Division) issued a minute entry in Tate Group Automotive, LLC v. Legacy Automotive Capital, LLC, et al., Cause No. 25-BC11B-0020, addressing a...more The Texas Supreme Court recently provided an important, but simple, reminder: when a contract is unambiguous, the court will enforce it as written. No equitable rescue. No resort to business purpose. No reliance on the...more Before a farmout dispute gets to questions of earned acreage, designation requirements, or payout calculations, there is a threshold question that can shape the entire litigation: what interest, if any, vested in the farmee...more