That’s the question in the Safeshred, Inc. v. Louis Martinez, III, No. 10-0426 (DDB), which has now been chosen for oral argument by the Texas […]
Can a worker who was fired for refusing to do an illegal act recover exemplary damages? [Mar. 11, 2011]
March 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Tags: Case Notes
Voluntary e-filing hits a speed bump
March 8th, 2011 · Comments Off on Voluntary e-filing hits a speed bump
I got an email today from the Clerk of the Court noting that the voluntary e-filing the Court announced last week had hit a small […]
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Compensation for wrongfully convicted prisoners [Mar. 4, 2011]
March 4th, 2011 · 1 Comment
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion and did not select any new cases for review.
Compensation for wrongful imprisonment when the […]
Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists
SCOTX issues new e-brief and, yes, e-filing rules for all Texas appellate courts
March 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments
The Texas Supreme Court issued two sets of orders today related to e-filing of appellate briefs in Texas.
Effective March 14, 2011: In the Texas […]
Tags: Electronic Briefs · Practice Notes
Four opinons, three grants (including appellate attorneys fees and home-equity lending) [Feb. 25, 2011]
February 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on Four opinons, three grants (including appellate attorneys fees and home-equity lending) [Feb. 25, 2011]
In this week’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court decided four cases and chose three new ones for oral argument at a future date.
This week’s […]
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No opinions or grants [Feb. 18, 2011]
February 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants [Feb. 18, 2011]
There were no opinions or grants with today’s orders list.
The Court is closed next Monday and has a private conference of the Justices on Tuesday.
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What e-briefs are permitted in the intermediate Texas courts of appeals?
February 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on What e-briefs are permitted in the intermediate Texas courts of appeals?
Update: On March 1, 2011, the Texas Supreme Court issued some new rules designed to standardize these procedures.
In preparing for an upcoming CLE talk, I […]
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Do briefs become less readable as they move up the appellate ladder?
February 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment
In November, the Austin Bar appellate section hosted a talk by Professor Schiess about legal writing. In a Q&A exchange, someone asked a provocative […]
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