Supreme Court of Texas - Oral Arguments (09.20.2022)

20-0811 & 20-0812

Hartzell v. S.O., consolidated for oral argument with Trauth v. K.E
from the Third Court of Appeals


These cases address whether public universities can revoke degrees of former students.




21-0028
Total E&P USA, Inc. v.  MP Gulf of Mex., LLC
from Harris County and the 12th Court of Appeals


The primary issue in this case is whether incorporation of American Arbitration Association (AAA) rules constitutes clear and unmistakable evidence of an intent to arbitrate the question of arbitrability.




21-0291 & 22-0138

Tex. Med. Res., LLP v. Molina Healthcare of Tex., Inc. consolidated for oral argument with ACS Primary Care Physicians Sw., P.A. v. UnitedHealthcare Ins. Co.
from Dallas County and the Fifth Court of Appeals and a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit


The principal issue in these two cases is whether section 541.060 or section 1271.155 of the Insurance Code create an implied private right of action for claims that a health maintenance organization has reimbursed an emergency-care provider at improperly reduced rates.