Hotels.com, L.P. v. Canales

OPINION

Opinion by

REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a trial court’s certification of a class action. Appellant Hotels.com brings two major points of error: first, the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the state comptroller maintains exclusive jurisdiction over the matters raised; and second, the trial court improperly certified the cause of action as a class action under Tex.R. Civ. P. 42(a) and 42(b). We hold that, although the trial court does possess the necessary subject matter jurisdiction to preside over these issues, the trial court did not perform the…