Barnard, J. | March 11, 2025
In a plea to the jurisdiction, Defendant challenged the Court’s authority to hear this case by arguing the amount in controversy pleaded by Plaintiff was merely a sham for the purpose of wrongfully obtaining this court’s jurisdiction. Applying Texas’s well-established plea to the jurisdiction standard, the Court concluded Defendant did not produce evidence that Plaintiff’s actions amounted to a sham and denied Defendant’s plea.