Thursday’s meeting of the Austin bar appellate section featured a panel of Texas Supreme Court Justices. The panel included Justice Nathan Hecht, Justice Phil […]
Texas Supreme Court Panel: Electronic Briefs, Persuasive Writing, and What’s on the Docket
January 21st, 2011 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Court Panel: Electronic Briefs, Persuasive Writing, and What’s on the Docket
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A divorce decree’s classification of community property must be challenged promptly [Jan. 14, 2011]
January 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on A divorce decree’s classification of community property must be challenged promptly [Jan. 14, 2011]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one per curiam opinion. The Court did not set any more cases for its argument […]
Tags: Order Lists
Three new grants: Attorneys fees for dishonored checks; arbitration appeals (yet again); and attorneys fees for defendants in DTPA cases [Jan. 11, 2011]
January 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments
In an unscheduled orders list today after its private conference, the Texas Supreme Court granted three petitions for review and set each of them for […]
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No opinions or grants today [Jan. 7, 2011]
January 7th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants today [Jan. 7, 2011]
The Texas Supreme Court’s first orders list of the year is a fairly quiet one. The Court did not issue any opinions or select […]
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First petition of the year: Chea v. Poon
January 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on First petition of the year: Chea v. Poon
With the changing of the calendar year, the Texas Supreme Court has turned over the odometer on its docket numbering. Beginning Monday, each new […]
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Tuesday’s oral argument sitting [Jan. 4, 2011]
January 3rd, 2011 · Comments Off on Tuesday’s oral argument sitting [Jan. 4, 2011]
The Texas Supreme Court’s argument sitting for the month is January 4th. The Court will be hearing just two arguments. (A third argument […]
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No orders today [Dec. 31, 2010]
December 31st, 2010 · Comments Off on No orders today [Dec. 31, 2010]
With both Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve falling on Fridays this year, it is no surprise that the Texas Supreme Court has not issued […]
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A busy week for tort law, and one new grant [Dec. 17, 2010]
December 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on A busy week for tort law, and one new grant [Dec. 17, 2010]
With Friday’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued two new decisions that will be important to the Texas tort bar. It also issued […]
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