Don Cruse

With its orders list this week, the Texas Supreme Court did not grant review in any new cases or issue any opinions.

The Court traveled to Texas Tech University on Thursday to hear oral arguments in two cases:

In the news:
  • Texas Supreme Court justices hear seatbelt evidence, sports injury cases at Tech law (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
    • The latest:
  • Admissibility of seat-belt evidence in accident cases; Insurance coverage for the BP oil spill (February 13, 2015)
    • Previously:
  • Two opinions, one rehearing grant, and six grants (March 23, 2014)
  • Three opinions, one grant (June 16, 2014)

    • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON v. SANDRA WILLIAMS AND STEVE WILLIAMS, No. 13-0338

    Heard at oral argument on October 9, 2014
    In the news:
  • Texas Supreme Court justices hear seatbelt evidence, sports injury cases at Tech law (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)
    • The latest:
  • Thirteen cases decided; no grants (April 24, 2015)
  • Two per curiam opinions; no grants (September 18, 2015)
    • Previously:
  • Two opinions, one rehearing grant, and six grants (March 23, 2014)
  • Three opinions, one grant (June 16, 2014)
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    The courtroom facility at Texas Tech is very modern and wired for video cameras, and the arguments are now available on the State Bar’s oral argument page. The camera perspective is a little different – more of a jury’s-eye view of the room, which makes sense for a teaching courtroom.

    See also: “Texas Supreme Court justices hear seatbelt evidence, sports injury cases at Tech law”