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Announcing a New Arrival to the Blogging Team…
Byron Henry and I are pleased to announce that Hilaree Casada has joined the Appellate Practice Group at Cowles & Thompson. Hilaree has distinguished herself among appellate practitioners. She was…
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Judicial versus clerical error
The Dallas Court of Appeals recently discussed the difference between judicial errors and clerical errors and highlighted why it's so very important to pay attention to the language in orders…
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Governor Appoints New Chief Justice for the Second Court of Appeals
This little news flash nearly escaped my attention. Governor Perry has appointed Associate Justice Terry Livingston to be the new Chief Justice of the Second Court of Appeals in Fort…
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Happy Hour with Justices Fillmore and Myers
By Byron Henry
The Collin County, Frisco, and Plano Bar Associations are co-sponsoring a happy hour with special guests Justices Robert Fillmore and Lana Myers of the Dallas Court of Appeals at The…
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Personal Jurisdiction Notes
Personal Jurisdiction challenges is one area of the law that I've found interesting since I took Dean Frank Newton's conflicts of law class in law school. Recently there have been a…
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Rule 11 not conclusive evidence of attorney’s authority to settle case
By Byron Henry
The Dallas Court of Appeals has held that a settlement agreement by Rule 11 did not support summary judgment because the client challenged her counsel's authority to sign the Rule 11. In…
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Attorneys may be deposed as fact witnesses
By Byron Henry
In a brief memorandum opinion, the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed that attorneys may be deposed as fact witnesses while counsel in the underlying litigation. Here, the trial court denied…
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Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law CLE: Justice Fillmore
Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Robert Fillmore will speak on the new rules and procedures governing electronic filing at the court of appeals on Thursday, April 15th at Noon at the Belo…
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CPRC 33.004(e) not applicable to vicariously liable defendants
By Byron Henry
The Houston (First) Court of Appeals recently held that section 33.004(e) of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code does revive claims against defendants whose liability is solely vicarious. Section 33.004(e) allows…
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Temporary injunctions must strictly follow the rules
A couple of weeks ago, I blogged about a Dallas Court of Appeals opinion holding that a temporary injunction that fails to set a trial date on the merits is a…