Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla.

7 Citing cases

  1. Mortell v. Scott

    No. 01-23-00018-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 31, 2024)

    A trial court may be authorized to impose sanctions against a party or a party's attorney by rule, statute, or its inherent authority. See, e.g., TEX. R. CIV. P. 13; TEX. CIV. PRAC. &REM. CODE ANN. §§ 10.001-.006; Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 01-18-00375-CV, 2019 WL 3121856, at *7 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] July 16, 2019, pet. denied) (mem. op.) ("A trial court possesses the inherent authority to impose sanctions for a bad faith abuse of the judicial process even when the specific conduct is not covered by a rule or statute.").

  2. Powell v. Fletcher

    No. 01-22-00640-CV (Tex. App. Nov. 26, 2024)   Cited 1 times

    A trial court may be authorized to impose sanctions against a party or the party's attorney by rule, statute, or inherent authority. See, e.g., Tex.R.Civ.P. 13 (Effect of Signing Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Sanctions); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 9.001-.014 (Frivolous Pleadings and Claims); id. §§ 10.001-.006 (Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions); Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 01-18-00375-CV, 2019 WL 3121856, at *7 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] July 16, 2019, pet. denied) (mem. op.) ("A trial court possesses the inherent authority to impose sanctions for a bad faith abuse of the judicial process even when the specific conduct is not covered by a rule or statute.").

  3. In re Kellogg Brown & Root, LLC

    No. 01-23-00233-CV (Tex. App. Mar. 26, 2024)

    However, "findings of fact" made in support of a sanctions order are not treated as findings under Rule of Civil Procedure 296. Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 01-18-00375-CV, 2019 WL 3121856, at *6 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] July 16, 2019, pet. denied) (mem. op.)

  4. Campos v. The Cweren Law Firm. PLLC

    No. 01-22-00718-CV (Tex. App. Mar. 7, 2024)   Cited 1 times

    A trial court may be authorized to impose sanctions against a party or a party's attorney by rule, statute, or its inherent authority. See, e.g., Tex.R.Civ.P. 13; Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 10.001-.006; Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 01-18-00375-CV, 2019 WL 3121856, at *7 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] July 16, 2019, pet. denied) (mem. op.) ("A trial court possesses the inherent authority to impose sanctions for a bad faith abuse of the judicial process even when the specific conduct is not covered by a rule or statute.").

  5. Miller v. Maplewood Square Council of Co-Owners

    No. 01-22-00608-CV (Tex. App. Jan. 23, 2024)

    Our review is not limited to evaluating the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the order. Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 01-18-00375-CV, 2019 WL 3121856, at *6 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] July 16, 2019, pet. denied) (mem. op.)

  6. Anderson v. Hernandez

    No. 01-21-00490-CV (Tex. App. Dec. 14, 2023)   Cited 3 times

    A trial court may be authorized to impose sanctions against a party or the party's attorney by rule, statute, or inherent authority. See, e.g., Tex.R.Civ.P. 13 (Effect of Signing Pleadings, Motions and Other Papers; Sanctions); Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §§ 9.001-.014 (Frivolous Pleadings and Claims); id. §§ 10.001-.006 (Sanctions for Frivolous Pleadings and Motions); Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 01-18-00375-CV, 2019 WL 3121856, at *7 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] July 16, 2019, pet. denied) (mem. op.) ("A trial court possesses the inherent authority to impose sanctions for a bad faith abuse of the judicial process even when the specific conduct is not covered by a rule or statute.").

  7. Grisaffi v. Rocky Mountain High Brands, Inc.

    No. 05-20-00538-CV (Tex. App. Oct. 18, 2022)   Cited 2 times

    These authorities do not support the requested relief. See Phillips v. Am. Bankers Ins. Co. of Fla., No. 01-18-00375-CV, 2019 WL 3121856, at *8 (Tex. App.- Houston [1st Dist.] July 16, 2019, pet. denied) (stating that "[t]he Disciplinary Rules do not empower or otherwise operate as a source of authority to impose sanctions" and that "a violation of the Disciplinary Rules by [a party's] attorney cannot be attributed to [the attorney's] non-lawyer client").