Texas Supreme Court Orders & Opinions 9/28/07
The Texas Supreme Court issued four opinions with today’s orders. In National Plan Administrators, Inc. v. National Health Insurance Co. (No. 05-0006), the Court held that a third-party administrator...
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Omitting Costs Did Not Affect Judgment Finality
In Saudi Refining, Inc. v. Combs, the Third Court of Appeals has held that it lacked jurisdiction to decide an appeal from a summary judgment signed in 2003. In an opinion authored by Chief Justice W....
View ArticleSecond Motion for New Trial Did Not Extend Trial Court’s Plenary Power
The Texas Supreme Court issued its first decision of 2008 with today’s orders. In In re Brookshire Grocery Co. (No. 05-0300), the Court held that a motion for new trial filed within 30 days of...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court Orders & Opinions 1/11/08
The Texas Supreme Court released four opinions with this week’s orders: In PAJ, Inc. v. Hanover Insurance Co. (No. 05-0849), a five-member majority (Justice O’Neill, joined by Chief Justice Jefferson...
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Bad Day for the Belts
Appellants surnamed Belt had a rough day in the Third Court of Appeals. In opinions written by Justice Jan Patterson (pictured), the Court dismissed for want of jurisdiction two restricted appeals...
View Article“Bad Result” Instruction Properly Refused in Pre-HB4 Case
In Austin Periodontal Associates, Inc. v. Husak (No. 03-07-00125-CV), a pre-House Bill 4 dental malpractice case, the Third Court of Appeals has affirmed a $503,923 judgment rendered after a jury...
View ArticleRequest Did Not Extend Time for Appealing Summary Judgment
In Finney v. Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, Inc. (No. 03-07-00329-CV), the Third Court of Appeals reminds us that a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law does not extend the deadline...
View ArticleTexas Supreme Court Orders & Opinions 4/11/08
The Texas Supreme Court issued 11 decisions, all but three of them per curiam, with this week’s orders. They are: In re H.V. (No. 06-0005), a juvenile justice case involving the suppression of...
View ArticleFDLS Appeal(s) Will Come to Austin
The West Texas town of Eldorado is more than 200 miles from Austin. So imagine my surprise when I realized that any appeals coming out of the drama surrounding the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus...
View ArticleWhat Kinds of Orders Are Subject to Appeal in Texas?
This is the second installment of my series entitled "20 Questions About Texas Appellate Practice." The question answered here is: "What kinds of orders are subject to appeal in Texas?" Visit the...
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