Texas Business Court First: Jury Trial Underway in Houston in $200M Crude Terminal Dispute

The very first jury trial in the Texas Business Court got underway Tuesday in a small, warm courtroom on the seventh floor of the Harris County Family Law Center in downtown Houston.

The Business Court, which launched in September 2024, does not yet have dedicated courtroom space, so the lawyers, plaintiffs, defendants and observers found themselves in the unusual venue, which sits across the street from the historic 1910 Courthouse, where the two judges in the Eleventh Division — Sofia Adrogué and Grant Dorfman — office. Judge Adrogué is presiding over the trial, which is expected to last seven days.