Appellate

Authenticating Public Records

Cases involving questions on the admissibility of evidence rarely rise to the level of importance that the Texas Supreme Court gets involved.  Yet these questions routinely arise in the trial courts and are fundamental to trial practice.  The Texas Supreme [...]

By |2021-09-20T16:54:18-05:00October 12, 2020|Appellate|

Superseding Prejudgment Interest

At a recent continuing education seminar, one of the presenters stated as a fact that amounts awarded in a judgment for prejudgment interest do not need to be included in the amount of a supersedeas bond.  The presenter cited the [...]

By |2021-09-20T16:54:47-05:00September 30, 2020|Appellate|

2019 Courts of Appeals Reversal Rates

I've run the numbers on the reversal rates for the intermediate appellate courts in Texas for the calendar year 2019.  The overall reversal rate for the year was 77%.  To clarify, when the Supreme Court of Texas granted a petition [...]

By |2021-09-20T17:03:01-05:00February 13, 2020|Appellate|
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