• Budget Rent A Car v. Valadez

    Publication Date: 2018-09-03
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jamison
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    Case Number: 14-17-00235-CV

    Budget filed suit for a car accident against Valadez for a car accident before the statute of limitations expired but did not achieve service until after limitations had run.

  • Curnel v. Houston Methodist

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Medical Malpractice
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Brown
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    Case Number: 01-17-00088-CV

    Appellant, Nancy Curnel, was misdiagnosed with viral hepatitis instead of a drug-induced liver injury.

  • Biederman v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Communications and Media
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Keyes
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    Case Number: 01-17-00263-CV

    Appellant, Christine Biederman, is a journalist and documentary film producer and sought to unseal a deposition taken in 1997 in a case filed by appellees, Beverly Brown, individually and as the personal representative of the estate of Glenn Brown, Sr. alleging various tort claims for Glenn's asbestos-related wrongful death, and Brown's attorneys, Baron & Budd, P.C.

  • ODonnell v. Goodhart

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Class Actions
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Smith
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    Case Number: 18-20466

    Appellees brought a class action against Harris County and appellants under section 1983 alleging the county's system of setting bail for indigent misdemeanor arrestees violated Texas statutory and constitutional law and the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.

  • Najera v. Martinez

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Palafox
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    Case Number: 08-17-00011-CV

    On March 15, 2016, Najera filed suit against Martinez, seeking compensation for personal injuries and damages suffered from a motor vehicle collision allegedly involving Martinez.

  • Thibodeau v. Lyles

    Publication Date: 2018-08-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Boyce
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    Case Number: 14-17-00028-CV

    Thibodeau sued Dr. Mary Lyles and Katy Family Counseling on behalf of his minor daughter, asserting negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress claims based on Dr. Lyles' alleged acts and omissions while allegedly acting as the minor's therapist and evaluator.

  • City Of Westworth v. City Of White Settlement

    Publication Date: 2018-08-20
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Sudderth
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    Case Number: 02-17-00211-CV

    Two neighboring cities negotiated an economic development plan to locate a Walmart and Sam's Club on undeveloped property sixty-six percent located in Westworth Village, the appellant, and thirty-four percent located in White Settlement, the appellee.

  • Grant v. Pivot Technology

    Publication Date: 2018-08-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Field
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    Case Number: 03-17-00289-CV

    Appellants, GTS Technology Solutions, Inc., is a technology solutions and consulting business.

  • Megadrill Services v. Brighouse

    Publication Date: 2018-08-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contracts | Personal Injury
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
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    Case Number: 14-17-00906-CV

    Appellee, Tom Brighouse a citizen of New Zealand, was injured as he worked as a mechanic on an oil and gas rig off the coast of Nigeria.

  • Farmers v. Carter

    Publication Date: 2018-08-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Moseley
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    Case Number: 06-18-00018-CV

    Wife, Edna Carter, and children filed a wrongful death suit against an Oregon corporation, Wilco Farm Stores, that had placed an order for cattle gates and other goods from a Texas manufacturer.