Tag Archives: Texas
Borrowing from Mandamus Practice: Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 34.5a
Recently, the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure were amended to include Rule 34.5a. See Tex. [...]
May
Don’t Miss the Boat – Timing Your Appeal
Not satisfied with the decision of a judge or jury? Don’t wait. Ordinarily, the [...]
Apr
Texas Construction Contracts: Pay-When-Paid or Pay-If-Paid?
There is a big difference between so-called “pay-when-paid” clauses and “pay-if-paid” clauses. Pay When Paid [...]
Sep
Texas Franchise Tax Challenged
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could have significant [...]
Jan
Supreme Court of Texas to Issue Decision on Spoliation of Evidence
The Surpreme Court of Texas heard argument in September 2012, in Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Aldridge, [...]
Jan
Texas Supreme Court Enforces “Differing Site Conditions” Clause
In El Paso Field Services, LP v. MasTec North America, Inc., No. 10-0648, 2012 WL [...]
Jan
Texas Supreme Court Holds Chiropractor Had a Duty to Disclose
In Felton v. Lovett, No. 11-0252, 2012 WL 5971207 (Tex. 2012), a patient, who suffered [...]
Dec
Texas Supreme Court to Determine if Arbitration Clause in Trust is Enforceable
In Rachal v. Reitz, 347 S.W.3d 305 (Tex. App.–Dallas 2011, pet. filed), a beneficiary [...]
Dec
A Primer on Expedited Actions Under Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 169
In 2011, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 274, which called upon the Supreme Court [...]
Dec
Supreme Court of Texas Continues to Interpret Craddock in Favor of Defaulting Party
On October 26, 2012, the Supreme Court of Texas released a per curiam opinion in Milestone Operating, Inc. [...]
Oct