IN RE ACADEMY, LTD.

No. 19-0497.

625 S.W.3d 19 (2021)

IN RE ACADEMY, LTD. d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors, Relator.

Supreme Court of Texas.

OPINION DELIVERED: June 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Jean Craft Thompson , for Amicus Curiae Willeford, Stephen.

Nicholas J. Demeropolis , Elizabeth G. Bloch , Austin, Kevin M. Young , San Antonio, Dale Wainwright , Nicole Cordoba , Austin, David M. Prichard , San Antonio, Janet E. Militello , Houston, Christopher B. Dove , for Relator.

Warren Kenneth Paxton , Austin, Lanora Pettit , Kyle D. Hawkins , Houston, Jeffrey C. Mateer , Austin, Trevor W. Ezell , for Amicus Curiae State of Texas.

Benjamin F. Erwin , Jonathan F. Mitchell , Lawrence G. Keane , for Amicus Curiae National Shooting Sports Foundation.

George Scott Christian , for Amicus Curiae Texas Civil Justice League.

Bradford Parker Klager , Corpus Christi, Catherine Tobin , Thomas J. Henry , Marco G. Crawford , Rudy F. Gonzales Jr. , Robert Hilliard , Dennis Bentley , Marion Reilly , Corpus Christi, for Real Parties in Interest White, Roy, Holcombe, Scott, McMahan, Chancie.

Heidi Vicknair , Houston, Sara B. Churchin , Amy Leila Prueger , Jason Charles Webster , Omar Chawdhary , Houston, Stephen I. Vladeck , Kelly Kelly , Frank Herrera Jr. , San Antonio, Jorge A. Herrera , Craig T. Enoch , Austin, for Real Party in Interest Ward, Chris.

Jason Charles Webster , Houston, Heidi Vicknair , Houston, Kelly Kelly , Frank Herrera Jr. , San Antonio, Craig T. Enoch , Austin, Amy Leila Prueger , Omar Chawdhary , Houston, Jorge A. Herrera , for Real Parties in Interest Lookingbill, Robert, Lookingbill, Dalia.

Arthur Stanley Bernstein , San Antonio, Jamal Khalid Alsaffar , Austin, Tom Jacob , Laurie Michelle Higginbotham , Austin, George LeGrand , San Antonio, for Real Parties in Interest Ramirez, Joaquin, Solis, Rosanne.

Justin Brooks Demerath , Austin, David Jay Campbell , Dallas, for Real Party in Interest Braden, Robert.


This case arises out of the 2017 Sutherland Springs church shooting. Plaintiffs, who include victims of the shooting and their families, filed multiple suits against

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