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Entries from August 2009

Does a defective hospital bed fit within Texas’ medical malpractice statute?

August 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Marks v. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, No. 07-0783 (Aug. 28, 2009) (DocketDB)

Is an injury caused by a defective hospital bed a “health care liability” […]

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Order List for August 28, 2009

August 28th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for August 28, 2009

In today’s order list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in 11 cases and set three new petitions for its argument calendar this fall.

I am […]

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The “pole tax” petition is among those in which the Court requested briefing this week

August 27th, 2009 · Comments Off on The “pole tax” petition is among those in which the Court requested briefing this week

Yesterday, the Court issued briefing requests in Combs v. Texas Entertainment Association, No. 09-0481 (DocketDB), the petition challenging the Third Court’s ruling earlier this year […]

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More than 30 new Texas Supreme Court briefing requests

August 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off on More than 30 new Texas Supreme Court briefing requests

The Texas Supreme Court begins its fall with a series of conferences that clear out the petitions from the summer. Traditionally, that means a […]

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One issue that’s no longer moot

August 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on One issue that’s no longer moot

It has been pointed out to me that the issue raised in the Scott & White case the Texas Supreme Court just set for argument […]

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Order List for August 21, 2009

August 21st, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for August 21, 2009

The Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion today and granted three new cases for its future argument calendar.

Post-answer defaults; what constitutes evidence of reasonable repair […]

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Other thoughts on Justice Brister’s departure

August 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on Other thoughts on Justice Brister’s departure

The official notice from the Texas Supreme Court has now been posted. Justice Brister also spoke with Texas Lawyer about his reasons for leaving.

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Justice Brister gives notice he’s leaving the Texas Supreme Court in September

August 17th, 2009 · Comments Off on Justice Brister gives notice he’s leaving the Texas Supreme Court in September

The Court’s public information officer, Osler McCarthy, just sent the following announcement by email. (There’s not yet a link on the Court’s homepage.)

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