Texas Supreme Court Weekly Update October 30, 2020
This week, the Texas Supreme Court did not release any opinions or grant any Petitions for Review or Mandamus. Check back with us next week for any newly released orders or opinions.
This week, the Texas Supreme Court did not release any opinions or grant any Petitions for Review or Mandamus. Check back with us next week for any newly released orders or opinions.
The Texas Supreme Court has recently issued an order amending the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure ("TRCP"). These amendments take effect on January 1, 2021. Through the Court's comments in its order amending the rules, it seems that the Supreme Court of Texas is moving...
This week, in Northland Industries Inc. et al. v. Gilbert Kouba et al., the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing whether an implied warranty of merchantability attached when the manufacturer sold a treadmill to a gym, and that defective treadmill later...
This week the Texas Supreme Court issued two grants and no opinions. This blog discusses one of those grants. On February 2nd, the Court will hear oral arguments in Catholic Diocese of El Paso and Heritage Operating L.P. v. Rita Porter et al., a case from the El Paso...
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has established new regulations for drug and alcohol testing that pertains to CMV drivers. If your diver is governed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR), he/she is subject to pre-employment drug and alcohol...
Recently, in George Fleming and Fleming & Associates LLP v. Rebecca Wilson et al., the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion addressing rules 901 and 902 of the Texas Rules of Evidence. The plaintiffs in this case consisted of about 4,000 individuals suing their...