So, how often do counsel botch an e-filing by leaving in redacted information?
Tim Lee has done a study of redaction failures using a nice-sized subset […]
Redaction failures in PACER
May 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on Redaction failures in PACER
Tags: Electronic Briefs · News and Links
The Texas same-sex divorce cases have attracted their first amicus brief
May 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Texas same-sex divorce cases have attracted their first amicus brief
In 2010, Texas trial courts in Austin and Dallas granted divorces to same-sex couples. The State (through the Attorney General) sought to intervene in […]
Tags: Case Notes
No opinions or grants today [May 20, 2011]
May 20th, 2011 · Comments Off on No opinions or grants today [May 20, 2011]
It was a relatively quiet orders list today, with just a handful of petition denials.
According to the Court’s calendar, the Justices are scheduled to have […]
Tags: Order Lists
Texas chooses not to follow Hall Street, permits arbitration agreements to have formal appellate review by Texas courts
May 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Margaret A. Quinn, No. 08-0613 (DB).
This is the long-awaited decision about whether the rule the U.S. Supreme Court announced in Hall […]
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Fraudulent concealment in oil and gas cases; tax liens don’t fail on technicalities; grant about gas-utility rates [May 13, 2011]
May 13th, 2011 · Comments Off on Fraudulent concealment in oil and gas cases; tax liens don’t fail on technicalities; grant about gas-utility rates [May 13, 2011]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court decided four cases and granted one new case for argument this fall.
Today’s decisions
Nafta Traders, Inc. v. Margaret […]
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Some new DocketDB features you should know about
May 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Some new DocketDB features you should know about
I’ve been rolling out a steady stream of updates to the DocketDB site. I shared some of these at the recent Practicing Before the […]
Tags: DocketDB · Legal Tech · Practice Notes
Waiver of insurance appraisal clauses; stay granted in an(other) employee-arbitration case [May 6, 2011]
May 9th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Friday’s theme, once again, was contractual ways to avoid litigation. But the featured special is an “appraisal clause” in an insurance contract, which lets […]
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Three decisions, one grant: Fewer valid employment claims for government workers; more immunity for horse owners [Apr. 29, 2011]
April 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on Three decisions, one grant: Fewer valid employment claims for government workers; more immunity for horse owners [Apr. 29, 2011]
With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued decisions in three cases:
Travis Central Appraisal District v. Diane Lee Norman, No. 09-0100 (Medina, J.) (DDB). […]
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