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Texas Supreme Court goes to SMU
The Texas Supreme Court will be holding oral arguments this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2008, in Dallas at the SMU Dedman School of Law. The following three cases are set for…
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District Court Lacks Authority to Issue Injunction Against Attorney General
By Byron Henry
The Dallas Court of Appeals vacated a portion of a district court's order directing the Office of Attorney General to remit payments to a private company that collects and disburses…
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Telephone Calls With Forum Residents Can Be Sufficient Contacts for Specifc Jurisdiction
By Byron Henry
The Fort Worth Court of Appeals recently held that participating in board meetings via telephone with Texas residents is sufficient to establish specific jurisdiction in Texas. The court of appeals…
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Evidence of Defendant’s Wealth Held Harmful
By Tory Regas
The Texas Supreme Court recently reversed a decision by the Houston Fourteenth District Court of Appeals, which held harmless the trial court’s admission of evidence related to the defendant’s wealth. …
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Determining Diversity of Jurisdiction for Limited Liabililty Corporations
For the purpose of determining diversity jurisdiction, is a limited liability company a citizen of the state where it is organized or is it a citizen of the states of which its members are citizens? …
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En Banc San Antonio Court of Appeals Affirms Chapter 10 Sanction
By Byron Henry
A divided en banc Fourth Court of Appeals held that a court may award sanctions for both expenses and attorney's fees as well as for inconvenience and harassment and order them…
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Mandamus waiver
The Houston Fourteenth District Court of Appeals has held that a Relator must challenge all possible grounds supporting a trial court's ruling by its Petition for Writ of Mandamus or…