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SCOTX denies review in the Mike Leach case; grants review in two others

February 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on SCOTX denies review in the Mike Leach case; grants review in two others

If you rationalize your time watching ESPN as a way to supplement your legal news — and believe me, I’ve been there — you will […]

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Court rejects second challenge to the Texas franchise tax [Feb. 10, 2012]

February 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on Court rejects second challenge to the Texas franchise tax [Feb. 10, 2012]

With today’s orders list, the Texas Supreme Court turned away the second recent challenge to the Texas franchise tax.

In November, the Court upheld the tax […]

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Motions to reset oral argument – No opinions today [Feb. 3, 2012]

February 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Motions to reset oral argument – No opinions today [Feb. 3, 2012]

With its orders list today, the Texas Supreme Court did not choose any new cases for argument or issue opinions. But it did reshuffle […]

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Chosen for argument: Oil and gas duties, valuing property taken by a pipeline company, child support enforcement, tort claims act, and family law mediation

January 27th, 2012 · 1 Comment

With today’s orders list (earlier post), the Court also chose six cases for oral argument.

February 27, 2012

Wendell Reeder v. Wood County Energy, LLC; Wood County […]

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Rehearing denied in the City of Dallas nuisance case – workers comp bar applies to temporary workers – supersedeas for Texas state agencies [Jan. 27, 2012]

January 27th, 2012 · Comments Off on Rehearing denied in the City of Dallas nuisance case – workers comp bar applies to temporary workers – supersedeas for Texas state agencies [Jan. 27, 2012]

The Texas Supreme Court issued several opinions with today’s orders list. The Court also chose six cases for future oral arguments, including the family-law […]

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Dueling amicus briefs about the role of mediation in family law

January 26th, 2012 · Comments Off on Dueling amicus briefs about the role of mediation in family law

A recent issue of Texas Lawyer includes the article “Family Law Council Files Rare Amicus Over Mediation Issue”.

The case is In re Stephanie Lee, No. […]

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Welcome to two new Texas-based appellate blogs: Circuit Splits and Texas Appellate Watch!

January 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Welcome to two new Texas-based appellate blogs: Circuit Splits and Texas Appellate Watch!

I’ve recently come across two new appellate blogs with a Texas connection. If these strike your fancy, you may want to add them to […]

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No opinions; Court grants rehearing on its recent statute-of-frauds opinion

January 20th, 2012 · Comments Off on No opinions; Court grants rehearing on its recent statute-of-frauds opinion

The Court did not issue any opinions with today’s orders list, but it granted rehearing in a case about how the statute of frauds applies […]

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