Category Archives: Blog

Texas Cities Have Additional Clarification on Takings Cases

On January 27, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court withdrew its prior opinion and issued a [...]

Texas Supreme Court Reverses Ruling in Casados

In Port Elevator-Brownsville v. Casados, 2012 WL 247985 (Tex. 2012), the Texas Supreme Court reversed [...]

Texas Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in Escabedo

On July 1, 2011, the Texas Supreme Court issued its decision in Haygood v. Escabedo, [...]

No Expert Testimony Needed to Establish Date of Injury in Construction Defect Coverage Case

The Dallas Court of Appeals, in Vines-Herrin Custom Holmes, LLC v. Great American Lloyds, No. [...]

Quick Review: The Automatic Stay

     This post discusses the basics of the “automatic stay” that is in place [...]

JNOV Filed Before Judgment is Signed Extends Appellant Timetable to Ninety Days

In Ryland Enterprises, Inc. v. Weatherspoon, No. 11–0189, 2011 WL 6276127 (Tex. 2011), Vickie Weatherspoon [...]

Securities and Exchange Commission Accuses Life Partners Holdings of Misleading Investors

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed suit accusing Life Partners Holdings of "systematically and [...]

Texas Supreme Court Rules on Noncompete Agreement’s Enforceability

The Texas Supreme Court has once again affirmed its decision to make non-compete agreements more [...]

Challenge to Texas Franchise Tax Rejected by Supreme Court

A constitutional challenge to the Texas Franchise Tax was recently rejected by the Texas Supreme [...]

When a Losing Defendant Attempts to Place Assets Beyond the Reach of a Prevailing Plaintiff

     Under Texas law is there a remedy available to a prevailing plaintiff (“judgment [...]