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Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386 -and- Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386 -and- Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788

Providence Health Center v. Dowell, No. 05-0386,
<br/ >consolidated with,
Pettit v. Dowell, No. 05-0788

Decided: May 23, 2008

The Court split 5-1-3 in this tort-causation case.

Dowell visited a […]

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Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073

Progressive County Mutual Insurance Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073

Briefing Requested: May 30, 2008

In a case about automotive insurance, this is not the usual way for […]

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Four New Briefing Requests

June 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Four New Briefing Requests

The Court has requested merits briefing in four cases:

Progressive County Mut. Ins. Co. v. Kelley, No. 08-0073. This insurance case raises a couple […]

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Preview for Week of 6-2-2008

June 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Preview for Week of 6-2-2008

This week begins the long summer stretch on the Court’s calendar. For the next four weeks, that calendar looks precisely like this:

On Monday, the […]

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Welcome to the Tyler Appeals Blog!

June 2nd, 2008 · Comments Off on Welcome to the Tyler Appeals Blog!

I’ve learned there is a new appellate blog in Texas, this one with a special focus a little to the east. The blog is […]

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Order List of 5-30-2008

May 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on Order List of 5-30-2008

In today’s order list:

Two Decisions

Guitar Holding Company, L.P. v. Hudspeth County Underground Water Conservation District No. 1, No. 06-0904. Justice Medina delivered the opinion […]

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A Few Other Reactions to the FLDS Case

May 30th, 2008 · Comments Off on A Few Other Reactions to the FLDS Case

It’s easy to find newspaper stories recapping the Court’s relatively brief opinions in the case. Here are some articles with a somewhat different analytical […]

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Court Denies Mandamus in the FLDS Case

May 29th, 2008 · 1 Comment

In re Tex. Dep’t of Family and Protective Servs., No. 08-0391 (orig. proceeding) (per curiam) -and-

In re Tex. Dep’t of Family and Protective Servs., No. […]

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