| Description | Date | Docket # |
| CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. CITY OF BOERNE Supreme Court of Texas Government Law, Transportation The Legislature has neither expressly nor impliedly conferred power upon a commissioners court, under either Tex. Loc. Gov't Code section 81.028(5) or... |
06/27/2003 | 01-1054 |
| UTICA NAT. INS. CO. OF TEXAS v. AM. INDEM. CO. Supreme Court of Texas Health Law, Insurance Law Upon interpreting the scope of a professional services exclusion in a general liability insurance policy, the policy excludes coverage only when the... |
06/27/2003 | 02-0090 |
| CITY OF SAN BENITO v. RIO GRANDE VALLEY GAS CO. Supreme Court of Texas Class Actions, Oil and Gas Law An unnamed class member is not required to intervene in order to appeal its objections to a class settlement or its opt-out requests. Cities could... |
06/27/2003 | 02-0038 |
| MCINTYRE v. RAMIREZ Supreme Court of Texas Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice The Good Samaritan statute, which provides an affirmative defense against ordinary negligence for persons who administer emergency care, requires a... |
06/27/2003 | 01-1203 |
| DELTA AIR LINES, INC. v. BLACK Supreme Court of Texas Contracts, Transportation (Industry: Travel & Leisure) The Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 preempts a passenger's state law claims for an airline's alleged failure to honor a confirmed first-class seat. |
06/27/2003 | 02-0255 |
| REISS v. REISS Supreme Court of Texas Contracts, Family Law (Industry: Travel & Leisure) A divorce decree awarded the non-employee spouse a percentage of the total amount of the benefits on the date of retirement, as opposed to a specific... |
06/27/2003 | 01-0251 |
| SHANKS v. TREADWAY Supreme Court of Texas Contracts, Family Law (Industry: Travel & Leisure) The court of appeals correctly concluded that a 1981 divorce decree unambiguously awarded the non-employee spouse a percentage of the total amount of... |
06/27/2003 | 00-1325 |
| HORIZON/CMS HEALTHCARE CORP., INC. v. FISCHER Supreme Court of Texas Contracts, Family Law (Industry: Travel & Leisure) FindLaw's coverage now includes per curiam case titles and links, to provide notice and access to the case. |
06/19/2003 | 02-0499 |
| WALKER v. GUTIERREZ Supreme Court of Texas Civil Procedure (Industry: Travel & Leisure) The Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act section 13.01(g) grace period is available to cure timely filed but inadequate expert reports, but... |
06/19/2003 | 01-0841 |
| KEEN v. WEAVER Supreme Court of Texas ERISA (Industry: Travel & Leisure) ERISA does not preclude a pension plan beneficiary from waiving an interest in the plan, and a former wife's waiver of her interest in ERISA plans was... |
06/19/2003 | 01-0447 |