The Texas Supreme Court ruled on Aug. 30 that appellate courts may conduct merits-based review to ensure the reasons that trial judges list for granting new trials are "valid and correct."
The decision follows a line of cases that opened new-trial orders to scrutiny, by requiring judges to list specific, legally appropriate reasons why they overturn jury verdicts and grant new trials.
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