Supreme Court of Texas Statistics for 2024
Every Spring, Appellate attorney Mike Northrup provides his statistical analysis of the Supreme Court of Texas for the prior year. Here are his findings for 2023.
“ForwardDallas 2.0” Opens Door to Potential Litigation – Mike Northrup OpEd
Appellate attorney, Mike Northrup, often handles disputes and appeals related to zoning. Recently, he wrote an OpEd on "ForwardDallas 2.0," a plan under consideration by the Dallas, Texas City Council. Mike explained that the vote will concern an "unvetted plan on land use" and would potentially open the door to future litigation.
2023 Statistics for the Supreme Court of Texas are Here
Every Spring, Appellate attorney Mike Northrup provides his statistical analysis of the Supreme Court of Texas for the prior year. Here are his findings for 2023.
2022 Statistics for the Supreme Court of Texas are Here
Every year, Mike Northrup (head of the Cowles Thompson Appellate practice) provides a summary of Supreme Court of Texas statistics for the prior calendar year. His article for 2022 SCOTX activities may be found at this link to our Reverse and Render appellate blog.
Superseding a Judgment for an Interest in Property
In the case of a judgment for recovery of an interest in real or personal property, the trial judge must determine the amount of security required to suspend enforcement of the judgment during appeal. Texas Appellate Rule 24.2(a)(2) requires that the amount must be at least (A) the value [...]
Opinions vs. Memorandum Opinions on the Texas Supreme Court’s Docket
Mike Northrup frequently publishes to a blog called "Reverse and Render." We have shared his post from February here. Parties (and their counsel) to a court of appeals’ disposition of an appeal sometimes worry that if the court disposed of the appeal by issuing a “Memorandum Opinion” instead of [...]
2021 Supreme Court of Texas Dispositions – Miscellaneous Statistics
My review of the statistics from the Texas Supreme Court’s dispositions in 2021 brought an assortment of facts to the forefront that are worth highlighting. For the second year in a row, the court accepted a significantly higher number of petitions for writ of mandamus. As the number of [...]
Texas Supreme Court Statistics for 2021 are Here
I ran the statistics for the Texas Supreme Court’s cause disposition for the calendar year beginning January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, and the breakdown of broader statistics is shown below. As with prior years, I will follow up with additional data as I crunch more of the [...]
Reasonable and Necessary Expenses in Personal Injury Cases
In recent years, one of the most contentious issues in personal injury cases has revolved around proof of medical expenses related to the plaintiff’s injuries. The common law requires a plaintiff prove that the medical expenses he or she incurred are reasonable and necessary. Many times, the proof is routine. [...]
Section 18.001 Counter-Affidavit Update
Early last year, I wrote about the split among the Texas courts of appeals on whether mandamus relief is available to challenge a trial court's ruling striking a Section 18.001 counteraffidavit. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 18.001 counteraffidavits are used by defendants to contest the reasonableness and necessity [...]
