JUNE DECISIONS OF THE TEX. SUP. CT. (Tex. 2010) Opinions Released June 11, 2010 Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams, No. 07-0205 (Tex. Jun. 11, 2010)(Willett) (sexual harassment at work)(state statutory cause of action
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Debra Lehrmann appointed to Tex. Supreme Court
SUPREME COURT NEWS Texas Governor Appoints Lehrmann as Justice to the Supreme Court of Texas[text of press release from Gov’s office follows below] May 28, 2010AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Debra Lehrmann of Colleyville as justice to the…
May 2010 Texas Supreme Court Decisions
OPINIONS HANDED DOWN BY THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS IN MAY 2010 May 28, 2010Regenia v. Hidalgo, No. 09-0415 (Tex. 2010) (right to raise argument that could not be raised under priorlaw) LEILA REGENIA BROWN HIDALGO v. ALVIN…
APRIL 2010 Texas Supreme Court Decisions
April 23, 2010 Presidio ISD v. Scott (pdf), No. 08-0958 (Tex. Apr. 23, 2010)(Guzman)(education law, teacher disciplinary administrative appeals)PRESIDIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. ROBERT SCOTT, AS COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION; from Travis County;3rd district (03-07-00319-CV, 266 SW3d 531,…
March 2010 Texas Supreme Court Decisions
MARCH 2010 TEXAS SUPREME COURT OPINIONS:Mandamus power asserted ever more forcefully in the absence of interlocutory jurisdiction March 26, 2010Poor Giant – – Deserving of Supreme SympathyInsurance and Financial Services Giant USAA had already “endured” one trial in employment…
Another Class Action Dismantled by Texas Supreme Court
CERTIFIED CLASS IN ACTION SEEKING REMEDY FOR OVERCHARGES FOR TELEPHONE SERVICE UNDONESWBT Co. v. Marketing on Hold, Inc,. No. 05-0748 (Tex. Feb. 19, 2010)(Majority opinion by Wainwright) (class action, class decertified in interlocutory appeal, standing…
Texas Supreme Court Justices Snub Newest Member in Per Curiam Opinion
Having jurisdictionalized the issue of pleading sufficiency with respect to facts supporting the elements of a Whistleblower claim in State v. Lueck last year — thus allowing for dismissal by jurisdictional plea prior to discovery, summary judgment motions, not to…
Another Criminal Appeal in the Texas Supreme Court
Well, not quite. Crimes by juveniles fall under the Family Code and are treated as civil, rather than criminal cases. Which is the reason appeals from delinquency cases occasionally end up before the Texas Supreme Court, rather than in the…
January 2010 Texas Supreme Court Opinions
Note: Fridays are opinion-release days at the Texas Supreme Court. Opinions were issued only on two Fridays in January 2010, however.January 15, 2010 Opinions of the Texas Supreme CourtWHICH COURT HAS JURISDICTION OVER TRUST-RELATED LITIGATION, REMOVAL OF…
Dec. 2009 End-of-Year Texas Supreme Court Decisions
DEC. 18, OPINIONS ISSUED BY THE TEXAS SUPREME COURTUNILATERAL CONTRACT CAN BECOME VALID AND ENFORCEABLE: ACCEPTANCE BY PERFORMANCE Vanegas v. American Energy Servcies, No. 07-0520 (Tex. Dec. 18, 2009) (Green)(contract formation and validity…