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Entries from September 2010

Issue: Arbitration clauses in employee handbooks

September 30th, 2010 · No Comments

Earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court requested full briefing on the merits in Brenda Hatton v. D.R. Horton, Inc., No. 10-0221 (DDB). That [...]

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Marks (part 2): The Marks case, the Marks rule, and cases without holdings

September 30th, 2010 · No Comments

This is the second of three posts about the Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Marks v. St. Luke’s Hospital, No. 07-0783 (DDB). The [...]

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No opinions today [Sep. 24, 2010]

September 24th, 2010 · No Comments

There were no opinions or new petitions granted with today’s Texas Supreme Court orders list.

The Court’s calendar shows a two-day conference of the Justices next [...]

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Tags: Order Lists

Marks (part 1): Why the fuss about granting rehearing?

September 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments

This is the first of three posts about the Texas Supreme Court’s recent decision in Marks v. St. Luke’s Hospital, No. 07-0783 (DDB).

The Marks decision [...]

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Update on Keller proceedings

September 21st, 2010 · No Comments

You may remember the (ultimately unsuccessful) petition to the Texas Supreme Court recently filed by the Chief Judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, [...]

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Court to hear case about what duties city construction contractors owe the public [Sep. 17, 2010]

September 17th, 2010 · No Comments

Although the Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list, it did grant rehearing of a previously denied petition for review and set [...]

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First oral argument sitting starts today

September 14th, 2010 · No Comments

The Texas Supreme Court is about to start its first argument sitting of the fall. The cases set for argument are listed below; you [...]

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No opinions today; two amici granted argument time [Sep. 10, 2010]

September 10th, 2010 · No Comments

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or accept any new cases for review.

The Court did grant motions to [...]

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Tags: Order Lists

No opinions today; XTO Energy case dismissed [Sep. 3, 2010]

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list.

But one order of note was the (unopposed) dismissal of XTO Energy v. [...]

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SCOTX-related programs in Austin this week

September 1st, 2010 · No Comments

This Thursday and Friday, the State Bar is holding its Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course (which has generated the mouthful of a Twitter hashtag #advcivapp10).

Three [...]

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