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Medical Bills Are No Evidence of Proper Measure of Damages
By Byron Henry
The Tyler Court of Appeals recently held that evidence of medical expenses billed by medical providers is legally insufficient evidence of the amount of expenses "actually paid or incurred." Plaintiff…
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TRCP 193.6 Strikes Again
By Byron Henry
The Houston Court of Appeals (14th) recently held that a party may not avoid exclusion of an undisclosed expert by simply calling the witness to rebut previous testimony. Appellee failed…
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Eleventh Amendment Doesn’t Bar the Government from Suing a State
If the Eleventh Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars your suit against a State, maybe the U.S. Government can bring the suit for you. That's what happened in EEOC v. Board of Supervisors for the…
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In case you’re ever in a car accident with someone insured by a foreign insurance company…
Assume a foreign insurance company provides auto insurance cards that specifically cover accidents both in the home country and the United States. If a car accident occurs in Texas, can the insurer avoid personal…
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Injunction Must be Supported by Sworn Pleading
The Houston First District Court of Appeals has held that an order for temporary injunction must be supported by pleading. In Easton v. Brasch, the Eastons filed suit against Brasch…
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Judgments Against Sureties
The Austin Court of Appeals has held that a court of appeals judgment that affirms the trial court's judgment is the equivalent of a judgment rendered against the appellants. In…
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Subject-matter Jurisdiction and Consent
After reading Combs v. Kaufman County, I can't help but wonder if there is something missing from the Court's opinion or if the opinion contains an error. Nontheless, I was…
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Mootness and the CORYER Exception
By Byron Henry
The Dallas Court of Appeals recently had an opportunity to review and apply the mootness doctrine with respect to appeals and, in the process, expound on the rarely invoked exception…
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What’s in a name?
Under Rule 28, is pleading the name of a popular location where a business is located sufficient to name an entity? This was the issue in Seidler v. Morgan, a recent Texarkana…
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Proposals to Allow Jurors to Take Notes and Question Witnesses
There are some interesting developments working their way through the legislature and the Supreme Court Advisory Committee that relate to the conduct of jurors. Senate Bill 445, sponsored by Senator…