{"id":2975,"date":"2026-08-21T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miniaslaw.com\/?p=2975"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:16:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:16:51","slug":"texas-panel-backs-atmos-win-in-home-gas-leak-injury-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miniaslaw.com\/ar\/texas-panel-backs-atmos-win-in-home-gas-leak-injury-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Panel Backs Atmos&#8217; Win in Home Gas Leak Injury Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A family&#8217;s gas leak case just ran into a major roadblock. A Texas appeals court has upheld a ruling in favor of Atmos Energy, finding that the family did not show the utility knew about the dangerous condition in their home and failed to do anything about it.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left accent-title-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>25 Leaks, One Big Legal Question<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Andrea and Cordell Potter and their two children discovered gas leaks in their home in 2022, about 13 months after moving in. An inspection found 25 leaks in the home&#8217;s pipes, and the family said the exposure caused headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath and other symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The family argued that Atmos should have known something was wrong because its internal system had flagged unusually high gas usage about five months before the leaks were discovered.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left accent-title-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>The Meter Was the Plot Twist<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Atmos had investigated the high reading, but the company determined that the meter had simply been misread. It closed the investigation without finding evidence of a gas leak.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">That turned out to be important. The appeals court said there was no evidence that Atmos knew about an actual leak, only that the company had received what appeared to be a high reading that was later explained by the meter error.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left accent-title-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>Knowledge Matters<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The court explained that under Texas law, a public utility generally cannot be held responsible for a dangerous condition on a customer&#8217;s property unless it actually knew about the condition.<\/p>\n<p>Because the family could not show that Atmos had actual knowledge of the leaks, the three judge panel unanimously agreed that the trial court was right to dismiss the case.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-separator title-left accent-title-color\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><div class=\"dt-fancy-title\"><span class=\"separator-holder separator-left\"><\/span>The Bottom Line<span class=\"separator-holder separator-right\"><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>The decision shows why knowledge can be just as important as negligence in a premises related injury case. Finding a dangerous condition after the fact does not necessarily mean someone else is legally responsible for it. Here, the court found that the evidence did not show Atmos knew the leaks existed before the family discovered them, leaving the company&#8217;s win in place.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Every case is different, but understanding your legal rights is always the first step. If you have questions about your situation,<em> The Minias Law Firm<\/em> is here to help. Just remember <strong data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"434\">Don&#8217;t stress, Just text.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A family&#8217;s gas leak case just ran into a major roadblock. A Texas appeals court has upheld a ruling in favor of Atmos Energy, finding that the family did not show the utility knew about the dangerous condition in their home and failed to do anything about it. 25 Leaks, One Big Legal Question&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minias-law-firm","category-1","description-off"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Texas Panel Backs Atmos&#039; Win in Home Gas Leak Injury Suit - The Minias Law Firm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/miniaslaw.com\/ar\/texas-panel-backs-atmos-win-in-home-gas-leak-injury-suit\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ar_AR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Texas Panel Backs Atmos&#039; 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