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Year: 2016
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update December 19, 2016
4Front Engineered Solutions Inc. v. Carlos Rosales, et al. – 15-0298 This case arose from an incident in which an electrician was injured when a forklift overturned. The forklift had been borrowed from the property owner by another independent contractor. The...
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update December 16, 2016
No opinions or grants issued this week.
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update December 16, 2016
No opinions or grants issued this week.
The Perils of Holiday Drinking and Driving: How to Keep Coal Out of Your Stocking
We take a break this week from 7 Things You Need to Know about 18.001 Affidavits to discuss tips for how to proceed if festivities get the better of you this holiday season. The holidays are a time for families to come together and be merry. Often, being merry means...
7 Things You Need to Know about §18.001 Affidavits – Part 4
Last time we began discussing strategies to implement if you find that you've missed the deadline to serve controverting affidavits on opposing counsel. Now, we'll continue that discussion by considering alternative grounds for challenging the opposing party's initial...
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update December 02, 2016
This week the Texas Supreme Court issued three Per Curiam opinions and 6 grants. In re Red Dot Building System, Inc. In this Per Curiam opinion, the Texas Supreme Court affirmed that mandamus relief is available to secure abatement of an action pending in the...
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update December 02, 2016
This week the Texas Supreme Court issued three Per Curiam opinions and 6 grants. In re Red Dot Building System, Inc. In this Per Curiam opinion, the Texas Supreme Court affirmed that mandamus relief is available to secure abatement of an action pending in the non-dominant county when two or more inherently interrelated suits are pending in separate counties and…
7 Things You Need to Know about §18.001 Affidavits – Part 3
Today, we'll examine the next issue on our list - what to do if you missed the deadline to controvert. #4 - Oops, no controverting affidavit - now what?! You received 18.001 affidavits from opposing counsel, but for whatever reason, you did not serve controverting...
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update November 11,2016
This week the Texas Supreme Court will be closed on Friday in recognition of Veterans Day. No opinions or grants have been issued this week, but check back next week.