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Covers Texas appellate practice, with a special focus on the Supreme Court of Texas.
By Don Cruse, Esq.

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Last Entry: May 20, 2013 at 12:09:12

Attorney fee awards need not be bonded for appeal; scope of defamation per se; liability for a spouse?s debts [May 17, 2013]

Posted on May 20, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court released four opinions with this week’s orders list. Among other orders, the Court rescheduled its upcoming oral argument in IN THE INTEREST [...]

Law Clerk applications are now open at the Texas Supreme Court for 2014-15

Posted on May 10, 2013
The Court has fired the starting gun for clerkship applications. The brochure for 2014-15 clerkships at the Texas Supreme Court is now available.1 I’ve written [...]

Catching up on orders: A beneficiary of a trust can be forced to arbitrate; parental rights case set for June argument

Posted on May 10, 2013
With the May 3 orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion and chose one new case for oral argument on June 3, 2013. [...]

No opinions or grants this week [Apr. 26, 2013]

Posted on April 26, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or choose any new cases for review with this week’s orders list. The Court’s calendar shows a [...]

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Four grants: scope of protective orders for trade secrets; expert reports when suing architects; and more [Apr. 19, 2013]

Posted on April 22, 2013
This week, the Texas Supreme Court chose four more petitions for its fall argument calendar. (orders list). Shared discovery orders and litigation involving trade secrets IN RE [...]

Two opinions: Texas Hospitals lose a round against HMOs; evidence needed to show back child support [Apr. 19, 2013]

Posted on April 19, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court issued two opinions with today’s orders list. It did not select any new cases for oral argument. The Court will hear oral [...]

No opinions or grants [Apr. 12, 2013]

Posted on April 12, 2013
The Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list. Four of the justices are speaking at today’s Practice Before the Texas Supreme [...]

Texas Supreme Court voting statistics for the most recent terms

Posted on April 10, 2013
At popular request, I’ve published a new set of voting charts for the Texas Supreme Court. These charts are tied directly to my court-tracking [...]

Texas rejects emotional damages for the negligent killing of a family pet

Posted on April 05, 2013
CARLA STRICKLAND v. KATHRYN AND JEREMY MEDLEN, No. 12-0047 [...]

Five opinions today, no grants [Apr. 5, 2013]

Posted on April 05, 2013
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in five cases. It did not choose any new cases for oral argument. I’ll be writing [...]

A good day for takings involving deed conditions, a bad day for implied warranties, and 2 grants [Mar. 29, 2013]

Posted on March 29, 2013
With this week’s orders, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases (including Justice Devine’s first signed opinion), issued a corrected judgment in a [...]

No opinions this week [Mar. 22, 2013]

Posted on March 22, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or choose any new cases for review with this week’s orders list. The Court’s public calendar shows [...]

A lenient holding about what counts as a ?notice of appeal? [Mar. 15, 2013]

Posted on March 17, 2013
With this week’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion. What counts as a notice of appeal? IN THE INTEREST OF J.M. AND Z.M., MINOR [...]

SCOTX clarifies the word count rule

Posted on March 08, 2013
I was puzzled the first time I saw opposing counsel attach a formal word-count certificate to a very simple one-page letter to a court. [...]

Gunn v. Minton: SCOTUS reverses, concluding that the Texas legal malpractice claim did not ?arise under? federal law

Posted on February 20, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court has released its decision in Gunn v. Minton, No. 11-1118 (opinion docket), reversing the decision from the Texas Supreme Court. This is [...]

No opinions or grants [Feb. 8, 2013]

Posted on February 08, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list. The Court calendar shows a private conference scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday. [...]

A new history of the Texas Supreme Court, by James L. Haley

Posted on February 08, 2013
On Monday, a special event is being held at the Texas Supreme Court to mark the publication of “The Texas Supreme Court: A Narrative History, [...]

When is a failure to commit a psychiatric patient a legal cause of suicide? [Feb. 1, 2013]

Posted on February 01, 2013
With the first orders list of February, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion. It also chose to grant rehearing in two (consolidated) petitions [...]

Six opinions: Procedural traps in challenging forfeiture; expert report requirements when suing architects and engineers [Jan. 25, 2013]

Posted on February 01, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in six cases with last Friday’s orders list. Opinions in Argued Cases THE STATE OF TEXAS v. NINETY THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED [...]

No opinions; sales tax petition granted [Jan. 18, 2013]

Posted on January 18, 2013
With this week’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court chose two (related) petitions for oral argument. The Court did not issue any opinions with [...]

Worried about word counts? Your choice of word processor matters a great deal.

Posted on January 13, 2013
You’ve no doubt noticed the new word-count limits applicable in Texas appellate courts. At his blog, Todd Smith has collected some examples from practitioners about how [...]

No opinions or new grants [Jan. 11, 2013]

Posted on January 12, 2013
The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with this week’s orders or choose any new cases for oral argument. Monday afternoon will bring the [...]

No opinions or grants to start the year [Jan. 4, 2013]

Posted on January 07, 2013
The year ended quietly at the Texas Supreme Court. The first orders list of 2013 included no opinions or grants. The turning of the calendar [...]

Three opinions, no grants [Dec. 21, 2012]

Posted on January 07, 2013
The Court’s final orders list of 2012 was issued on December 21, 2012. The Court issued opinions in three cases. It did not [...]

Property owner testimony about value; five new grants [Dec. 14, 2012]

Posted on December 17, 2012
With today’s orders, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion and granted review in five cases for oral argument. The Court also denied the motion for [...]

Tumultuous times at the Texas Supreme Court leading to the 1876 Constitution

Posted on December 16, 2012
Scott Henson of Grits for Breakfast published a history-centered post on Saturday that covers some interesting stories from the Texas Supreme Court’s past. If you’re [...]

No opinions or grants; Justice Boyd joins the Court [Dec. 7, 2012]

Posted on December 07, 2012
The Court did not issue any opinions or grant review in any cases with today’s orders list. The Court did post a photo of Justice Jeff [...]

Court upholds an informed-consent claim against a chiropractor; argument date in insurance certified question [Nov. 30, 2012]

Posted on November 30, 2012
With today’s orders, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in one pending case and set an argument date for a certified question case. Argument date [...]

A new kind of report from the Texas Supreme Court about its internal efficiency in handling cases

Posted on November 28, 2012
Last fall, I mentioned in passing the Legislature’s new requirement that the Court compile and submit a report about how each Justice has met the [...]

Governor Perry appoints Jeff Boyd to the vacant seat on SCOTX

Posted on November 26, 2012
Today, Governor Perry appointed Jeffrey S. Boyd to fill the vacancy on the Texas Supreme Court created when Dale Wainwright stepped down from the bench. [...]

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