It’s sometimes easy to forget that winning in the Supreme Court — even the U.S. Supreme Court — doesn’t always get you what you want.
This […]
Winning (on appeal) isn’t everything: Massey Coal and Kelo disappoint the winners
November 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on Winning (on appeal) isn’t everything: Massey Coal and Kelo disappoint the winners
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No opinions or petition grants [order list for Nov. 13, 2009]
November 13th, 2009 · Comments Off on No opinions or petition grants [order list for Nov. 13, 2009]
The end of this short Veteran’s Day week brought a quiet order list from the Texas Supreme Court, in which no petitions were granted and […]
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Does evidence of fraudulent intent also show causation?
November 11th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Aquaplex, Inc. v. Rancho La Valencia, Inc., No. 08-0280 (Tex. Oct. 30, 2009) (DB)
Over at the Reverse and Render blog, Mike Northrup has a post […]
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No opinions [order list for November 6, 2009]
November 6th, 2009 · Comments Off on No opinions [order list for November 6, 2009]
Today the Texas Supreme Court released a quiet order list. The Court did not issue any opinions or grant any petitions for review.
The Court […]
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Fifth Circuit says that departing lawyers are only conflicted if they actually acquired material information
October 30th, 2009 · Comments Off on Fifth Circuit says that departing lawyers are only conflicted if they actually acquired material information
I wrote yesterday about a pending Fifth Circuit case about the “departing-lawyer rule” — determining which conflicts accompany a lawyer who leaves a large law […]
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Five new Texas Supreme Court opinions [Order List for Oct. 30, 2009]
October 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
The Texas Supreme Court handed down one signed opinion and four per curiam dispositions with today’s order list.
Some (but not very much) of the attorney’s […]
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Has the problematic departing-lawyer rule just been solved in Texas?
October 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments
The Fifth Circuit just heard oral arguments in a case about the scope of disqualification that follows a lawyer who leaves a large firm — […]
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Texas Supreme Court Decides 5 Cases, Grants Review in 13 More [Order List for October 23, 2009]
October 23rd, 2009 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Court Decides 5 Cases, Grants Review in 13 More [Order List for October 23, 2009]
As has been its recent pattern, the The Texas Supreme Court ended its conference week with a bang, deciding five cases, granting thirteen more for […]
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