In the last few weeks, the Supreme Court of Texas has released a number of opinions, and quite a few are of particular interest First, USAA Texas Lloyds Co. v. Gail Menchaca is an insurance dispute case coming out of the Corpus Christi/Edinburg Court of Appeals....
Month: April 2018
Jury Tolerance for Marijuana Gets Higher
As the legalization of marijuana becomes more prevalent and the use more accepted, trial attorneys need to be mindful of how this hot button topic may affect their cases. Although it has been placed on the ballot, Texas has not legalized marijuana. However, the City...
Enforceability of a Verbal Release
Generally, settlement agreements quickly get reduced to writing; however, recently in Gilbert v. Fitz the Dallas Court of Appeals established that a verbal settlement release can also be legally enforceable.In Gilbert the plaintiff, Gilbert, sought to recover for...