The Supreme Court released eight opinions this week, seven of which we review in this week’s edition of the Texas Supreme Court Update. Patel v. Tex. Dept. of Licensing and Regulation, Case 12-0657: http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1008501/120657.pdf In a declaratory judgment action, the Court held that certain Texas licensing statutes and regulations violated the Texas Constitution’s due course of law provision. In particular,…
Month: June 2015
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update June 19, 2015
Today, the Texas Supreme Court released 3 opinions, accepted certified questions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and granted a petition for review. State of Texas v. Naylor, Case 11-0114, and In re State of Texas, Case 11-0222:http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1001370/110114.pdf In this consolidated opinion on an appeal and original petition for mandamus from the State of Texas’s intervention…
Farmers Opposing Arbitration Fail to Cultivate Favor of Court of Appeals
The Case: Venture Cotton Coop. v. Freeman, No. 11-11-00093-CV, 2015 WL 1967251 (Tex. App. Apr. 30, 2015). Brief Facts: A group of cotton farmers (Appellees) contracted to sell cotton to Venture, managed by Noble (Appellants), a cotton cooperative-marketing...
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update June 15, 2015
Greetings, As of last Friday, June 12, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court released 9 opinions. As part of the new opinions, one related to an election contest and 3 are oil and gas opinions, both of which are beyond the scope of our firm’s practice. However, we will review the remaining 5 opinions, which provide important guidance in employer non-subscriber…
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update June 6, 2015
This week, the Texas Supreme Court released no new opinions or grants, but the Court is scheduled to meet in Conference this Tuesday, June 9, as well as every Tuesday in June. Check back with us next week to see what new opinions the Texas Supreme Court releases as a result of the Conference. Best Regards, The Bassett Firm
How Many Aggies Does It Take to Void a Rule 11 Agreement?
The Case:Nancarrow v. Whitmer, 2015 Tex. App. LEXIS 4505 (Tex. App.-Waco, Apr. 30, 2015)Brief Facts: On December 20, 2011, Veronica Nacarrow filed suit against Dr. Wade Whitmer in 361st District Court, Brazos County, alleging medical negligence during surgery on her...