This week the Supreme Court of Texas issued no opinions and seventeen grants. Seven grants are of particular interest. First, Mercedes -Benz USA LLC et al. v. Carduco Inc. deals with fraud underlying a contract. In this case the appellate court reduced the punitive...
Month: August 2018
I got an Affidavit from who? GUNN V. MCCOY – SCOTX weighs in on who can execute an Affidavit under Section 18.001
As previously discussed in our 9-part blog series on the 7 Things You Need to Know about Section 18.001 Affidavits, affidavits submitted under Section 18.001 are an exception to the general hearsay rule that would otherwise require plaintiffs to provide expert...
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update August 20, 2018
Last week the Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or grants. Please check back with us next week for a new update!
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update August 10, 2018
This week the Texas Supreme Court did not issue any opinions or grants. Please check back with us next week for a new update!
Autonomous Vehicles Are Here – What does that mean for personal injury landscape? II. Figuring out responsibility
Now you know all about Autonomous Vehicles, but an issue remains: who is responsible when something goes wrong?As we continue the transition to higher automation vehicles, liability and responsibility will become a murkier concept. After all, who is truly at fault...
Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update August 03, 2018
This week the Supreme Court of Texas released no opinions and one grant. On September 10, 2018, the Court will hear oral arguments for In re Occidental Chemical Corp. et. al. whose principal issue deals with the Court’s jurisdiction to decide county boundaries between...