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Oral Hearing Required on a Motion to Reinstate
In Resurgence Financial, L.L.C. v. Foster, the Dallas Court of Appeals followed and applied the Texas Supreme Court's opinion in Thordson v. City of Houston. From the moment that Resurgence…
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Voidable Agreement Negates Specific Contacts Jurisdiction
'personal jurisdiction' 'special appearance' voidable 'disciplinary rules'
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Capacity to Contract is Issue for Courts, Not Arbitrators
By Byron Henry
In a case of first impression the Texas Supreme Court recently held that the issue of whether a party has the mental capacity to contract is an issue for courts, not…
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Campaign finance and judicial disqualification
The United States Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., raises some unique questions for our own system of electing judges in Texas. Justice Kennedy, writing…
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Responsible Third Parties and Statutes of Repose
A few weeks ago I wrote about an opinion issued by the Fort Worth Court of Appeals, wherein that court held that Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 33.004(e) applied…
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On Rusty McMains passing…
I am sad to learn (and report) that the appellate world has lost an icon today. Rusty McMains passed away this morning in Corpus Christi. As a briefing clerk at…
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Split Court Costs When It’s A Tie?
Court Costs
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Surety Bonds vs. Cash Deposits
By Byron Henry
The Houston (First) Court of Appeals recently issued an interesting opinion regarding perfection of an appeal from a small claims court to a county court at law. The appellant failed to…
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Dallas Court Says No to Depo of President Bush
By Byron Henry
The Dallas Court of Appeals held that plaintiffs were not entitled to take the depositions of George W. and Laura Bush in relation to the ongoing dispute over the location…
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Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section CLE
The Dallas Bar Association Appellate Law Section meets on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at noon at the Belo Mansion. Texas Supreme Court clerk Blake Hawthorne and Texas Supreme Court rule…