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Court Upholds Texas Open Meetings Law

  On September 25, 2012, a federal appeals court ruled that the Texas Open Meetings [...]

Texas Supreme Court Justice Resigns

Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright announced this week that he will be resigning effective [...]

Protecting Your Family With A Buy/Sell Agreement

Daniel Palmer will be speaking to the Estate Planning Council of the Emerald Coast on [...]

Texas Supreme Court Holds Failure to Use AED Did Not Waive Governmental Immunity

On June 29, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion in City of North [...]

The Learned Intermediary Doctrine Applies to Prescription Drug Products-Liability Cases

The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a prescription drug manufacturer fulfills its duty to [...]

5th Circuit Declares Texas Open Beaches Act Partly Unconstitutional

On May 21, 2012, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the enforcement of [...]

Texas Supreme Court Reverses Exemplary Damages Award

 In Safeshred, Inc. v. Martinez, 2012 WL 1370862, No. 10-0426 (Tex. 2012), the Texas Supreme [...]

New Study Indicates Tort Reform in Texas Has Not Increased Physician Supply

According to a new study published in April 2012, tort reform measures passed in Texas [...]

Objections to Affidavit for Lack of Jurat Must be Objected to at Trial Court

 In The Mansions in the Forest, L.P. v. Montgomery County, 10-0969, 2012 WL 1370867 (Tex. [...]

Private Lawyer Advising Cities Has Immunity from Suit

On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a private attorney retained by [...]