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Order List for September 11, 2009

September 11th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for September 11, 2009

At the end of its first week of oral argumenst this term, the Court issued a quiet order list today denying just a few pending […]

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Opinion Stats for the Texas Supreme Court’s 2009 Term

September 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Now that the Texas Supreme Court’s 2009 season is over, (( The Court’s year ends in August. We’re now starting on the fiscal 2010 […]

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Order List for September 4, 2009

September 4th, 2009 · Comments Off on Order List for September 4, 2009

The Texas Supreme Court issued a very short order list this week, with no opinions or petition grants.

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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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