With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court decided four cases and granted one new case for argument this fall.
Today’s decisions
Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Margaret […]
Fraudulent concealment in oil and gas cases; tax liens don’t fail on technicalities; grant about gas-utility rates [May 13, 2011]
May 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fraudulent concealment in oil and gas cases; tax liens don’t fail on technicalities; grant about gas-utility rates [May 13, 2011]
Tags: Order Lists
Some new DocketDB features you should know about
May 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Some new DocketDB features you should know about
I’ve been rolling out a steady stream of updates to the DocketDB site. I shared some of these at the recent Practicing Before the […]
Tags: DocketDB · Legal Tech · Practice Notes
Waiver of insurance appraisal clauses; stay granted in an(other) employee-arbitration case [May 6, 2011]
May 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Friday’s theme, once again, was contractual ways to avoid litigation. But the featured special is an “appraisal clause” in an insurance contract, which lets […]
Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists
Three decisions, one grant: Fewer valid employment claims for government workers; more immunity for horse owners [Apr. 29, 2011]
April 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Three decisions, one grant: Fewer valid employment claims for government workers; more immunity for horse owners [Apr. 29, 2011]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued decisions in three cases:
Travis Central Appraisal District v. Diane Lee Norman, No. 09-0100 (Medina, J.) (DDB). […]
Tags: Order Lists
Call for questions about how e-briefs in Texas appellate courts are really used
April 28th, 2011 · Comments Off on Call for questions about how e-briefs in Texas appellate courts are really used
If you’ve been following the blog, you know that Texas appellate courts are moving into the e-filing era.
For trial lawyers, this may seem like no […]
Tags: Electronic Briefs · Legal Writing
No(t much of an) orders list today [Apr. 22, 2011]
April 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on No(t much of an) orders list today [Apr. 22, 2011]
Update: I originally posted that there would be no orders list, based on the Court’s calendar saying “No Orders” and Osler’s email this morning stating […]
Tags: Order Lists
Will Texas courts shift to a PACER-style model of access to court records?
April 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment
The Judicial Commission on Information Technology and the Texas Office of Court Administration have issued a “Request for Information” about a new e-filing system for […]
Tags: News and Links
Former SCOTX candidate Rick Green sues his detractors for libel alleged to have caused his defeat
April 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment
In March 2010, Rick Green surprised many by finishing first in a six-way race for the Republican nomination for an open Texas Supreme Court seat, […]
Tags: Elections · News and Links
