Tomorrow is the primary runoff day in Texas, and the only statewide race on either party’s ballot is the contest between former Representative Rick Green […]
SCOTX Place 3 primary runoff tomorrow
April 12th, 2010 · Comments Off on SCOTX Place 3 primary runoff tomorrow
Tags: Elections
Ninth Circuit certifies a question about Texas insurance law to the Texas Supreme Court
April 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Yesterday, an en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit certified a question of Texas insurance law to the Texas Supreme Court. If the Texas […]
Tags: Case Notes
Rehearing granted in the Marks hospital-bed case
April 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Rehearing granted in the Marks hospital-bed case
In its big orders list last August, the Texas Supreme Court decided Marks v. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, No. 07-0783 (docket and briefs) a case […]
Tags: Case Notes · Order Lists
*Zinc Nacional*: The minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction must also be relevant to the tort
April 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on *Zinc Nacional*: The minimum contacts for personal jurisdiction must also be relevant to the tort
Zinc Nacional, S.A. v. Bouché Trucking, Inc., No. 09-0734 (per curiam) (docket and briefs)
This case turned on a subtle but important distinction in personal jurisdiction.
Here, […]
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Seven new cases granted [orders of April 9, 2010]
April 9th, 2010 · Comments Off on Seven new cases granted [orders of April 9, 2010]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one merits decision and granted rehearing in the most divided case from last term, the Marks […]
Tags: Order Lists
Texas Supreme Court upholds liability against a bar that did not stop a brewing fight [orders of Apr. 2, 2010]
April 2nd, 2010 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Court upholds liability against a bar that did not stop a brewing fight [orders of Apr. 2, 2010]
Del Lago Partners, Inc. and Del Lago Partners, L.P., d/b/a Del Lago Golf Resort & Conference Center, and BMC-The Benchmark Management Co. v. Bradley Smith, […]
Tags: Order Lists
If you intentionally sue in the wrong court, don’t expect mercy [orders of Mar. 26, 2010]
March 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments
With Friday’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court released two opinions:
In re United Services Automobile Association, No. 07-0871 (docket and briefs), about whether a plaintiff […]
Tags: Order Lists
No opinions today [Mar. 19, 2010 orders]
March 19th, 2010 · Comments Off on No opinions today [Mar. 19, 2010 orders]
The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list. (For me, at least, that’s a good thing. I’m still […]
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