The Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) gives federal courts jurisdiction of class actions where the matter in controversy exceeds $5 million. The U.S. Supreme Court considered the question of whether a named class representative can avoid application of CAFA by
Reverse & Render
Insight & Commentary on Texas Appellate Law
Reverse & Render is a blog published by Cowles & Thompson P.C. that focuses on detailed analysis and commentary related to Texas appellate and Supreme Court decisions. The blog covers topics such as court statistics, opinion trends, procedural rules, and significant rulings affecting commercial litigation, arbitration, and appellate practice in Texas. It provides insights into court operations, case outcomes, and legal standards, particularly emphasizing the Texas Supreme Court's activities and intermediate appellate courts. The blog also discusses practical issues like citation preferences in appellate courts and evolving jurisprudence on arbitration agreements.
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Affidavits and Personal Knowledge
One should always be careful of falling victim to using and reusing forms because it may come back to bite you. Many drafters of affidavits start out by having the affiant state something like, “I have personal knowledge of the…
Mandamus Fundamentals
In the heat of the rush to get a mandamus filed with the court of appeals, it’s easy to overlook basic mandamus requirements. That appears to be what happened in In re Moffitt, a mandamus proceeding filed in the Amarillo…
Appeal dismissed for violating trial court’s orders
By Byron Henry
The El Paso Court of Appeals recently dismissed an appeal because the appellant failed to comply with a trial court’s post-judgment orders. Here, a final judgment was entered against the appellant and the appellant did not pay the judgment or…
Dallas Bar Association Appellate CLE
The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section will be hosting its monthly luncheon at the Belo Mansion on Thursday, February 21st at noon. Jerry Bullard from Adams, Lynch & Loftin, P.C. will present “2013 Legislative Preview,” which will give us…
No Presentment, No Attorney’s Fees
By Byron Henry
The Dallas Court of Appeals reaffirmed the requirement that a claim be presented to the opposing party in order to recover attorney’s fees under Chapter 38 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code. Here, the party seeking fees argued that…
Appellate CLE Opportunity, with ethics credit
The Dallas Bar Association’s Appellate Law Section will have its final meeting of the year on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at noon at the Belo Mansion. The speaker will be Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Doug Lang, who will…
News flash — Attorney’s fees are not damages
By Byron Henry
The Dallas Court of Appeals recently confirmed that attorney’s fees are not economic damages. In this case, a party objected to testimony regarding attorney’s fees because the opposing party failed to include the attorney’s fees information in its response to…
Dallas Bar Association Appellate CLE
The Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Law Section will have its monthly section meeting on Thursday, November 15th, at noon at the Belo Mansion. This month’s speaker will be Bryan Garner, who will be speaking about “Fresh Pointers on…
Justice Fillmore to speak to Collin County Bar
By Byron Henry
Justice Bob Fillmore will speak to the Collin County Bar Association at noon on Friday, October 19th at the Center for American and International Law in Plano. Justice Fillmore will speak on “Practice Tips in the Fifth Court of Appeals.” …