Orders of May 15, 2020 [updated]
Order Lists
Six opinions: Procedural traps in challenging forfeiture; expert report requirements when suing architects and engineers [Jan. 25, 2013]
The Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in six cases with last Friday’s orders list. Opinions in Argued Cases [texapp docket_no=”11-0642”] Although the su...
Year-End Orders – 18 sets of opinions, 5 new cases set for argument [Aug. 31, 2012]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in seventeen cases, set five cases for oral argument (into next January), and dismissed a c...
Texas Supreme Court rejects notice by publication for many parental-termination cases [Jul. 6, 2012]
Landmark Texas water rights case may lead to future takings claims or legislative fixes: Edwards Aquifer v. Day [Feb. 24, 2012]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued one long-awaited decision about water rights in Texas. It did not grant any other cases for review....
Broad immunity for government doctors; substitution of parties; implied findings [Jan. 21, 2011]
With Friday’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued ten decisions — which as I noted in a tweet, each included an “M.D.”, an “R.N.”, or a hospital in t...
Public easements do not always “roll” with the beachfront; grandparent visitation order overturned [Nov. 5, 2010]
Two decisions today: (1) there isn’t a “rolling” easement on Texas beaches after a hurricane and (2) a grandparent visitation order is overturned.
Five new grants; a remand in the interest of justice; more on contractual subrogation [May 28, 2010]
Order List for May 1, 2009
With today’s order list, the Court: issued merits opinions in seven cases (discussed below), including a toxic torts-based takings claim against a c...
Order List for November 14, 2008 (part 2)
Following up on my earlier post, here are the summaries of Friday’s opinions. The decisions involved piercing the corporate veil, what constitutes “personal...
Order List for October 17, 2008
The Court issued one opinion with today’s order list. That case is DiGiuseppe d/b/a Southbrook Development Co. v. Lawler, No. 04-0641. In this 5-4 decision...
Order List of 5-2-2008
The Court issued two opinions with today’s order list, the long-discussed case Perry Homes v. Cull and a slightly revised opinion on rehearing in Igal v. Br...
A Good Friday for Briefing Requests
After trickling out just one briefing request on Wednesday [here] and another on Thursday [here], the Court quietly issued fifteen more briefing requests som...
Order List of 1-11-2008: Three Grants, and Two Decisions
The Texas Supreme Court handed down decisions in two cases this morning. In addition, it granted review in three new cases (one of which was a certified que...
Addendum to 1-11-08 Order List
While writing about the five things the Court did today, I neglected to mention that it also issued two opinions related to actions it did not take. Both we...
Order List of 1-4-2008: A Trap for New Trial Motions
Deviating slightly from its posted calendar, the Texas Supreme Court did issue an order list today containing an opinion that could be very important to tria...