Termination for convenience clauses allow a party to end the contract without cause. Texas courts examine whether termination was wrongful or properly exercised under the contract terms.
The cases below are organized by outcome and significance. Flagship cases represent the most-cited opinions that have shaped how termination for convenience clauses are interpreted in Texas courts.
The State does not waive sovereign immunity from breach-of-contract suits by accepting contract benefits; Chapter 2260's administrative procedure is the exclusive remedy for such claims.
A wastewater district is a citizen for diversity jurisdiction purposes and a political subdivision entitled to sovereign immunity from tort claims under pre-Pruett Mississippi law.
District court properly confirmed arbitration award finding City entitled to $14.9 million damages; arbitration panel did not exceed its powers and award was not procured by undue means.
73 opinions sorted by most cited
| CASE | CITATION | OUTCOME | CITES |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Services Commission v. Little-Tex Insulation Co. Texas Supreme Court | 39 S.W.3d 591 (2001) | voided | 940 |
| PYCA Industries, Inc. v. Harrison County Waste Water Management District Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 81 F.3d 1412 (1996) | modified | 123 |
| MCI CONSTRUCTORS, LLC v. City of Greensboro Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 610 F.3d 849 (2010) | enforced | 106 |
| Linan-Faye Construction Co., Inc. v. Housing Authority of the City of Camden Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | 49 F.3d 915 (1995) | remanded | 101 |
| Blackstone Medical, Inc. D/B/A Orthofix Spinal Implants v. Phoenix Surgicals, LLC Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas) | 470 S.W.3d 636 (2015) | enforced | 96 |
| Textron Defense Systems v. Sheila E. Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | 143 F.3d 1465 (1998) | enforced | 76 |
| Lafarge Corp. v. Wolff, Inc. Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin) | 977 S.W.2d 181 (1998) | remanded | 72 |
| MORI Associates, Inc. v. United States United States Court of Federal Claims | 102 Fed. Cl. 503 (2011) | enforced | 72 |
| Tacon Mech. Contractors v. Grant Sheet Metal, Inc. Court of Appeals of Texas | 889 S.W.2d 666 (1994) | enforced | 64 |
| Conam Alaska v. Bell Lavalin, Inc. Alaska Supreme Court | 842 P.2d 148 (1992) | enforced | 60 |
| Century Marine Incorporated v. United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 153 F.3d 225 (1998) | enforced | 58 |
| A.L. Prime Energy Consultant, Inc. v. Mass. Bay Transportation Authority Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court | 95 N.E.3d 547 (2018) | voided | 56 |
| CW Government Travel, Inc. v. United States United States Court of Federal Claims | 61 Fed. Cl. 559 (2004) | voided | 56 |
| Roof Systems, Inc. v. Johns-Manville Corp. Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston) | 130 S.W.3d 430 (2004) | remanded | 48 |
| Gulf Liquids New River Project, LLC v. Gulsby Engineering, Inc. Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston) | 356 S.W.3d 54 (2011) | modified | 48 |
| Ramex Construction Co. v. Tamcon Services Inc. Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston) | 29 S.W.3d 135 (2000) | remanded | 41 |
| Daniel E. Terreri & Sons, Inc. v. Mahoning County Board of Commissioners Ohio Court of Appeals | 786 N.E.2d 921 (2003) | reversed | 33 |
| Automated Solutions Corp. v. Paragon Data Systems, Inc. Ohio Court of Appeals | 856 N.E.2d 1008 (2006) | enforced | 33 |
| Enron Federal Solutions, Inc. v. United States United States Court of Federal Claims | 80 Fed. Cl. 382 (2008) | enforced | 27 |
| Morrison Knudsen Corp. v. Ground Improvement Techniques, Inc. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | 532 F.3d 1063 (2008) | affirmed in part, reversed in part, remanded | 23 |