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Attorneys’ fees recovery and preservation of segregation complaint
"attorney's fees" preservation "segregation of fees"
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Proportionate Responsibilty: What is contributory negligence?
The Amarillo Court of Appeals' opinion in Block v. Mora could be a law school exam question. The opinion may be especially important to jury charge junkies. Here are the…
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Texas Board of Legal Specialization Results
Results for the 2008 Board of Legal Specialization Exam are out. The number of board-certified appellate practitioners swelled considerably. By my count, we have 11 new board-certified appellate practitioners. Congratulations go…
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Get Written Ruling on Objections to Summary Judgment Evidence
By Byron Henry
The Waco Court of Appeals recently held, once again, that parties should obtain written orders on objections to summary judgment evidence in order to preserve error for review on appeal. The…
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Whistleblower Act and scope of waiver of immunity
The Houston Fourteenth District Court of Appeals highlighted a split of authority in the courts of appeals regarding waiver of immunity in the Texas Whistleblower Act. In Galveston ISD v.…
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Tarrant County Appellate Section CLE
On January 30, 2009, the Tarrant County Appellate Section is sponsoring a Brown Bag Seminar at Texas Wesleyan Law School in Fort Worth entitled "Fighting the Forum: Avoiding Litigation in…
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Appellate CLE
The State Bar of Texas is sponsoring its 2009 Practice Before the Supreme Court on April 17, 2009, in Austin Texas. The one-day course will be held at the AT&T…
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Waiver of appellate review by failure to bring interlocutory appeal
Does a party waive its right of appellate complaint by failing to bring an interlocutory appeal when a right of interlocutory appeal exists? At least one court of appeals has…
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Luncheon to Honor Justice Mark Whittington
On Thursday, January 15, 2009, the Dallas Bar Association's Appellate Law Section, ADR Section, and Judiciary Commitee will honor retiring Dallas Court of Appeals Justice Mark Whittington for his 25…
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Reduce Damages Under CPRC 33.012 Before Applying Recovery Limitation in CPRC 41.0105
By Byron Henry
In what appears to be a case of first impression, the Dallas Court of Appeals held that sections 33.012(a) and 41.0105 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code should be harmonized by…