ANOTHER CLASS-ACTION UNDONE BY THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Gill, No. 07-0404 (Tex. Nov. 20, 2009)(per curiam)(class action suits)(trial court’s class certification order in suit brought by gas station dealers over pricing and...
Texas Supreme Court Opinions Issued October 30, 2009
ATTORNEY'S FEES OCCASIONED BY PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE OF ATTORNEY(S) RECOVERABLE BY CLIENT AS DAMAGES IN SUBSEQUENT LEGAL MALPRACTICE SUIT - "AMERICAN RULE" NOTWITHSTANDING
Akin, Gump, Strauss,...
MISSION STATEMENT: THE BUSINESS OF AN ALL-REPUBLICAN TEXAS SUPREME COURT IS TO REVERSE JURY VERDICTS IN TORT CASES AGAINST CORPORATE DEFENDANTS.
A VARIETY OF LEGAL THEORIES WILL DO, INCLUDING FEDERAL PREEMPTION
October 23, 2009 Opinions
AS LONG AS...
The Texas Supreme Court has only issued a single opinion in the new fiscal year (which began September 1) - a per curiam mandamus grant in a discovery dispute. The Court has already denied dozens of petitions for review (PFRs) however. (list updated...
AND THE FIRST WINNER IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IS -----------
----- A TORT DEFENDANT !
Texas Supreme Court Grants Mandamus Petition to Protect Railroad from Discovery Requests
In its first case decided with opinion in the new fiscal year, the Texas...
