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Texas Supreme Court voting statistics for the most recent terms

April 10th, 2013 · Comments Off on Texas Supreme Court voting statistics for the most recent terms

At popular request, I’ve published a new set of voting charts for the Texas Supreme Court. These charts are tied directly to my court-tracking […]

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April 9th, 2013 · Comments Off on

Link: Texas Supreme Court Rejects Loss of Companion Damages For Pets (@jonathanturley) jonathanturley.org/2013/04/09/ave…

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Texas rejects emotional damages for the negligent killing of a family pet

April 5th, 2013 · Comments Off on Texas rejects emotional damages for the negligent killing of a family pet

CARLA STRICKLAND v. KATHRYN AND JEREMY MEDLEN, No. 12-0047

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April 5th, 2013 · Comments Off on

Link: Puppy love = priceless, but not compensable: Texas Supreme Court will not allow plaintiffs to r… (Tex Parte) texaslawyer.typepad.com/texas_lawyer_b…

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April 5th, 2013 · Comments Off on

Link: Texas Supreme Court rules against Fort Worth family whose dog accidentally eutha… (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) star-telegram.com/2013/04/05/475…

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Five opinions today, no grants [Apr. 5, 2013]

April 5th, 2013 · Comments Off on Five opinions today, no grants [Apr. 5, 2013]

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in five cases. It did not choose any new cases for oral argument.

I’ll be writing […]

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A good day for takings claims, a bad day for implied warranties, and 2 grants [Mar. 29, 2013]

March 29th, 2013 · Comments Off on A good day for takings claims, a bad day for implied warranties, and 2 grants [Mar. 29, 2013]

With this week’s orders, the Texas Supreme Court issued opinions in two cases (including Justice Devine’s first signed opinion), issued a corrected judgment in a […]

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No opinions this week [Mar. 22, 2013]

March 22nd, 2013 · Comments Off on No opinions this week [Mar. 22, 2013]

The Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or choose any new cases for review with this week’s orders list.

The Court’s public calendar shows […]

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