The Supreme Court of Texas Blog
Covering the pending cases and new decisions that will shape Texas law.
Author: Don Cruse is a solo practitioner in Dallas.
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Recent Posts from The Supreme Court of Texas Blog
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No opinions [order list for November 6, 2009]
Today the Texas Supreme Court released a quiet order list. The Court did not issue any opinions or grant any petitions for review. The Court is scheduled to hold a private conference next Tuesday.
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Fifth Circuit says that departing lawyers are only conflicted if they actually acquired material information
I wrote yesterday about a pending Fifth Circuit case about the “departing-lawyer rule” — determining which conflicts accompany a lawyer who leaves a large law firm. That was fast. Today, the Fifth Circuit decided the…
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Five new Texas Supreme Court opinions [Order List for Oct. 30, 2009]
The Texas Supreme Court handed down one signed opinion and four per curiam dispositions with today’s order list. Some (but not very much) of the attorney’s fees from the original lawsuit are recoverable in a…
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Has the problematic departing-lawyer rule just been solved in Texas?
The Fifth Circuit just heard oral arguments in a case about the scope of disqualification that follows a lawyer who leaves a large firm — the departing-lawyer rule. The case, Kirk A. Kennedy and Mark…
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Texas Supreme Court Decides 5 Cases, Grants Review in 13 More [Order List for October 23, 2009]
As has been its recent pattern, the The Texas Supreme Court ended its conference week with a bang, deciding five cases, granting thirteen more for argument this winter, and issuing a supplemental opinion on a…
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Texas Supreme Orders for October 16, 2009 (no opinions)
The Texas Supreme Court issued another quiet weekly order list this morning, denying review and rehearing in a handful of cases. Since the Texas Supreme Court’s annual end-of-summer flurry of opinions, the Court has lost…
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Order List for October 9, 2009 (orders only)
The Court did not issue any opinions or grant any petitions for review with today’s order list.
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Currently pending cases involving new Justice Eva Guzman
Now that we know Justice Eva Guzman of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals will be joining the Texas Supreme Court, we can start to figure how this appointment might affect the pending docket. By my…
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Justice Eva Guzman named to Texas Supreme Court
My phone started buzzing a few minutes ago with news that Justice Eva Guzman of Houston’s Fourteenth Court of Appeals will be named to the open seat on the Texas Supreme Court. The Houston Chronicle…
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After Hall Street, does the Texas Arbitration Act let the parties agree to judicial review?
NAFTA Traders, Inc. v. Margaret A. Quinn, No. 08-0613 (docket info) Today, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral arguments about a critical case for arbitration agreements under Texas law. At stake is whether the…