Sue ERCOT? Not.

In a thorough review of sovereign immunity principles, the Fifth Court granted a mandamus petition and found that ERCOT was protected from claims that it misrepresented information about future demand for electric power in Texas. ERCOT v. Panda Power Generation, No. 05-17-00872-CV (April 16, 2018) (applying, inter alia,Brown & Gay v. Olivares, 461 S.W.3dd 117 (Tex. 2015)). Notably, in its discussion of mandamus standards, after noting that a trial court lacks discretion to misapply the law, the Court observed: “This principle applies even when the law is unsettled.” (citing In re: J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., 492 S.W.3d 287, 294 (Tex 2016) (orig. proceeding).