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Texas Supreme Court in the News 

Follows all cases pending in the Texas Supreme Court.
Post Frequency: 2.9/day Last Entry: March 22, 2011 at 06:00:00 Recent Entries: 187
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Texas Supreme Court Retreats From Its Previous Broad Mold Exclusion Ruling (Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog )
Posted on August 05, 2010Discussing: STATE FARM LLOYDS AND ERIN STRACHAN v. WANDA M. PAGE, 08-0799
Denied Wetlands Permit Raises Property Rights Issues (Texas Tribune)
Posted on August 04, 2010Discussing: HEARTS BLUFF GAME RANCH, INC. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, 10-0491
Judge Keller Appeals Sanction (Texas Tribune)
Posted on July 30, 2010Discussing: IN RE THE HONORABLE SHARON KELLER, 10-0566
Keller asks Supreme Court to void rebuke (Austin American-Statesman)
Posted on July 29, 2010Discussing: IN RE THE HONORABLE SHARON KELLER, 10-0566
Judge Sharon Keller?s petition to the Texas Supreme Court (SCOTXblog)
Posted on July 29, 2010Discussing: IN RE THE HONORABLE SHARON KELLER, 10-0566
Texas Court Gives New Life to Contractual Liability Exclusion (Insurance Journal)
Posted on July 27, 2010Discussing: GILBERT TEXAS CONSTRUCTION, L.P. v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON, 08-0246
Recent Fifth Circuit decision about Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (SCOTXblog)
Posted on July 20, 2010Discussing: PASTOR RICK BARR AND PHILEMON HOMES, INC. v. CITY OF SINTON, 06-0074
Final Judgments: Be Careful What You Ask For (Reverse and Render)
Posted on July 13, 2010Discussing: IN RE PERVEZ DAREDIA, 09-1014
Change exploited kid laws (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Posted on July 12, 2010Discussing: IN THE MATTER OF B.W., 08-1044
Democrats to stop fighting ballot access for Green Party (Austin American-Statesman)
Posted on July 08, 2010Discussing: IN RE DEB SHAFTO, HERB GONZALES, JR., EDWARD LINDSAY, ART BROWNING, CHRISTINE MORSHEDI AND THE GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS, 10-0487
Grant Thornton v. Prospect High Income Fund: Tip Of The Hat For A Good Introductory Paragraph (Appellate Record)
Posted on July 06, 2010Discussing: GRANT THORNTON LLP v. PROSPECT HIGH INCOME FUND, ML CBO IV (CAYMAN), LTD., PAMCO CAYMAN, LTD., AND PAM CAPITAL FUNDING, L.P., 06-0975
Stay issued allowing the Green Party to (at least temporarily) be listed on the ballot (SCOTXblog)
Posted on July 02, 2010Discussing: IN RE DEB SHAFTO, HERB GONZALES, JR., EDWARD LINDSAY, ART BROWNING, CHRISTINE MORSHEDI AND THE GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS, 10-0487
Green Party Candidates Allowed on Texas Ballot For Now (Texas Tribune)
Posted on July 02, 2010Discussing: IN RE DEB SHAFTO, HERB GONZALES, JR., EDWARD LINDSAY, ART BROWNING, CHRISTINE MORSHEDI AND THE GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS, 10-0487
TX Supreme Court says Greens can certify candidates (Houston Chronicle)
Posted on July 02, 2010Discussing: IN RE DEB SHAFTO, HERB GONZALES, JR., EDWARD LINDSAY, ART BROWNING, CHRISTINE MORSHEDI AND THE GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS, 10-0487
Greens can put candidates on ballot for now, Supreme Court says (Austin American-Statesman)
Posted on July 02, 2010Discussing: IN RE DEB SHAFTO, HERB GONZALES, JR., EDWARD LINDSAY, ART BROWNING, CHRISTINE MORSHEDI AND THE GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS, 10-0487
Texas Supreme Court: Cattle Rustling Justifies Punitive Damages ... But Amount is Constitutionally Excessive (Appellate Strategist)
Posted on July 01, 2010Discussing: THOMAS O. BENNETT, JR., AND JAMES B. BONHAM CORPORATION v. RANDY REYNOLDS, 08-0074
Plaintiff Expert Must Exclude Other Plausible Causation Theories (Mass Tort Defense)
Posted on July 01, 2010Discussing: WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. CHARLES T. MERRELL, SR., AS WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARY OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL, II, DECEASED, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL, II AND JANE CEVERNY, AS WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARY OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL II, DECEASED, 09-0224
Democrats urge Texas Supreme Court to block Greens from ballot (Dallas Morning News)
Posted on June 30, 2010Discussing: IN RE DEB SHAFTO, HERB GONZALES, JR., EDWARD LINDSAY, ART BROWNING, CHRISTINE MORSHEDI AND THE GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS, 10-0487
Texas Green Party files appeal for candidates (Austin American-Statesman)
Posted on June 28, 2010Discussing: IN RE DEB SHAFTO, HERB GONZALES, JR., EDWARD LINDSAY, ART BROWNING, CHRISTINE MORSHEDI AND THE GREEN PARTY OF TEXAS, 10-0487
Court tosses $1.25 million award in ranching feud (Austin American-Statesman)
Posted on June 25, 2010Discussing: THOMAS O. BENNETT, JR., AND JAMES B. BONHAM CORPORATION v. RANDY REYNOLDS, 08-0074
Federal District Judge Says Texas' 'Eight Corners' Rule Is No Longer Law. Really? (Law and Insurance)
Posted on June 25, 2010Discussing: D.R. HORTON-TEXAS, LTD. v. MARKEL INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., 06-1018
Texas Supreme Court Delivers Some Good News To Texas Trial Lawyers (Mass Torts: State of the Art)
Posted on June 25, 2010Discussing: THOMAS O. BENNETT, JR., AND JAMES B. BONHAM CORPORATION v. RANDY REYNOLDS, 08-0074
Texas High Court Nixes Common-Law Claims in Sexual Harassment Suits (Texas Lawyer)
Posted on June 22, 2010Discussing: WAFFLE HOUSE, INC. v. CATHIE WILLIAMS, 07-0205
Wal Mart Stores, Inc. v. Merrell: The Elephant in the Room (Appellate Record)
Posted on June 21, 2010Discussing: WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. CHARLES T. MERRELL, SR., AS WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARY OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL, II, DECEASED, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL, II AND JANE CEVERNY, AS WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARY OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL II, DECEASED, 09-0224
Child forced into prostitution below the legal age of consent is a victim, not an offender; net-worth discovery [June 18, 2010] (SCOTXblog)
Posted on June 18, 2010Discussing: WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. CHARLES T. MERRELL, SR., AS WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARY OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL, II, DECEASED, AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL, II AND JANE CEVERNY, AS WRONGFUL DEATH BENEFICIARY OF CHARLES THOMAS MERRELL II, DECEASED, 09-0224 ----- IN THE MATTER OF B...
Are we about to get new net worth discovery rules (finally)? (Reverse and Render)
Posted on June 18, 2010Discussing: IN RE MARK A. JACOBS, M.D., DEBRA C. GUNN, M.D. AND OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES, P.A., 09-0942
Texas Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit over U.S. Foodservice plant in Buda (Austin American-Statesman)
Posted on June 14, 2010Discussing: IN RE JIM HOLLIS, CHRISTOPHER JUUSOLA, 10-0183
Texas Supreme Court declines to hear case against US Foodservice (San Marcos Local News)
Posted on June 13, 2010Discussing: IN RE JIM HOLLIS, CHRISTOPHER JUUSOLA, 10-0183
Supreme Court of Texas Directs Trial Court to Vacate Order and Send Case to Arbitration (Texas Employment Law Update)
Posted on June 11, 2010Discussing: IN RE ODYSSEY HEALTHCARE, INC. AND GEORGE PORTILLO, 09-0786
Texas Supreme Court Serves Up Significant Victory for Texas Employers (Texas Employment Law Update)
Posted on June 11, 2010Discussing: WAFFLE HOUSE, INC. v. CATHIE WILLIAMS, 07-0205
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