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Supreme Court of Texas - December 2006 Opinion Summaries

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Hallco Texas, Inc. v. McMullen County
Supreme Court of Texas
Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate 
In an action claiming that a county-s denial of a variance from an ordinance prohibiting the location of landfills within three miles of a... 		12/29/2006 02-1176
Bed, Bath & Beyond, Inc. v. Urista
Supreme Court of Texas
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law  (Industry: Retail)
In an action brought by a shopper at Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBB) who claimed he was injured by falling merchandise at a store, a court of appeals'... 		12/29/2006 04-0332
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Consol. Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Texas Political Subdivisions Prop./Cas. Joint Self-Insurance Fund
Supreme Court of Texas
Contracts, Education Law, Government Contracts, Government Law, Insurance Law  (Industry: Retail)
A self-insurance fund composed of local political subdivisions does not enjoy governmental immunity against a fund member school district-s coverage... 		12/29/2006 05-0340
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Nickerson
Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies  (Industry: Retail)
In the matter under review, the trial court erred in awarding plaintiff attorney's fees incurred during the trial since, per an opinion also issued... 		12/22/2006 04-0427
Meyer v. WMCO-GP, LLC
Supreme Court of Texas
Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration  (Industry: Retail)
In a dispute brought by the jilted buyer of a car dealer's business against a manufacturer and its assignee for interfering with the proposed contract... 		12/22/2006 04-0252
State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Norris
Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies  (Industry: Retail)
In an action brought by an individual injured in a car accident to recover benefits under his underinsured motorist (UIM) policy, the court finds, in... 		12/22/2006 04-0514
In re Ford Motor Co.
Supreme Court of Texas
Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability  (Industry: Retail)
In an appeal in an underlying product liability case involving a fatal car accident, a petition for a writ mandamus brought by Ford and Volvo to... 		12/22/2006 05-0696
Brainard v. Trinity Universal Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies  (Industry: Retail)
Uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) insurance covers prejudgment interest that the underinsured motorist would owe the insured in tort liability.... 		12/22/2006 04-0537
Tony Gullo Motors I, L.P. v. Chapa
Supreme Court of Texas
Attorney's Fees, Consumer Protection Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Remedies  (Industry: Consumer Products)
A decision reinstating an award for plaintiff with modification in an action brought against a car dealer for breach of contract, fraud, and the Texas... 		12/22/2006 04-0961
Hernandez v. Nat'l Restoration Techs., L.L.C.
Supreme Court of Texas
Civil Procedure  (Industry: Consumer Products)
A petition for review is granted and the matter is remanded for reinstatement of an appeal where the court of appeals erroneously dismissed... 		12/22/2006 06-0454

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