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The Supreme Court of Texas Reverses $21M Judgment on a Technicality — The Importance of Being Earnest (with Addresses)
In Wade v. Valdetaro, the Supreme Court of Texas reversed a $21 million judgment on a technicality related to the importance of details in addresses for parties to a suit.
Texas Supreme Court Clarifies/Expands Application of Settlement Credits
The Supreme Court of Texas recently issued a per curiam opinion both clarifying and expanding the application of settlement credits.
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 […]
Texas Supreme Court Weighs In on Attorney Immunity (in the Electronic/Wiretap Evidence Context)
All Texas lawyers who are sworn-in by a judge after passing the Texas bar exam agree to “zealously represent their clients.” The degree and scope of that zealousness is not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mike Northrup Quoted Regarding SCOTX Decision on Attorney Immunity
Shareholder Mike Northrup was recently quoted by Law360 in an article regarding Attorney Immunity.
The Supreme Court of Texas recently ruled unanimously that attorney immunity extends to nonlitigation […]
Review of Opinions and Memorandum Opinions in 2020
Last year, I reported that the Texas Supreme Court granted a record number of petitions for review in cases where the court of appeals had issued an opinion designated […]
Texas Supreme Court statistics for 2020
This past year presented some unique challenges for the judiciary, and specifically for the Supreme Court of Texas. The court confronted a pandemic, a ransomeware attack, and some unusual election-year […]
The Wheels on the City Bus Go ‘Round and ‘Round – and Its Operator Still Owes a Higher Duty of Care, Per the Texas Supreme Court
In a June 26, 2020 opinion, the Texas Supreme Court rejected an argument asserted by a city bus operator that it did not owe its passengers the “higher duty of […]
Absurdity Doctrine Disfavored by the Courts
The Fifth Circuit and the Texas Supreme Court recently reaffirmed the high bar that must be met to find that the plain language of a statute violates the absurdity doctrine.
Under […]
What is Important to the State’s Jurisprudence?
Two years ago, I noted that the data shows that the Texas Supreme Court grants a disproportionate number of petitions for review that come through certain intermediate appellate courts. […]
