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Evidence

Candle Kaboom!

Posted on August 26, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

DeGrate v. Executive Imprints (Published) No evidence summary judgment affirmed in negligence and design defect case over exploding candle.  The precedential value of this case is…

Evidence

Watch out!

Posted on August 25, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

Morales v. Dougherty and Mabe, dba Top Gun Trucking (Published Memo): Here’s one for the personal injury practitioners.  Truck wreck case upholding the submission of a sudden emergency…

Anderson County

I sued the law, and the law won.

Posted on August 24, 2008February 19, 2020 by admin

Chapman v. TDCJ-ID (Published Memo): An inmate on a work detail fell from a ladder.  He sues, alleging improper supervision, and a defect in the ladder…

Justice Hoyle

Everyone knew what I meant, right?

Posted on July 5, 2008February 21, 2020 by admin

Home State County Mutual Ins. Co. v. Horn as assignee of Rowe, administrator of the Estate of Hulett (Published Memo): Settlement demands and Stowers liability must expressly match…

Henderson County

A backdoor motion for continuance?

Posted on June 23, 2008February 21, 2020 by admin

Parrish v. ETMC Athens (Published Memo): The trial court was within its discretion to deny an eve-of-trial motion to reopen discovery by a med-mal plaintiff.  The…

Courthouse News

Tyler Med Mal cases: First Jorden, now this …

Posted on June 23, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

Back in March, the Supreme Court of Texas overturned the Tyler court in a med mal case, In re Jorden.  The issue was whether medical malpractice…

Henderson County

Med-mal expert report ruled sufficient.

Posted on February 22, 2008February 21, 2020 by admin

Spitzer v. Berry (Published): The doctor complained to the trial court that, though a report was filed on time, it didn’t give him fair notice of…

Chief Justice Worthen

The State knows when it knows it knows.

Posted on January 23, 2008February 24, 2020 by admin

TxDOT v. Anderson et al. (Published): To show that the State of Texas had actual notice of a claim, you’ve got to put your hands on State…

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