Supreme Court of Texas - October 2002 Opinion Summaries

CITY OF BELLMEAD v. TORRES

Injury & Tort Law, Sports Law
Summary judgment for city reinstated, where the district court erred in holding that softball is not a recreational activity for purposes of Texas'...

HENRY SCHEIN, INC. v. STROMBOE

Class Actions, Cyberspace Law, Health Law
Because plaintiffs who purchased faulty dental practice management software products failed to demonstrate, as Rule 42(b)(4) requires they must, "that...

MIGA v. JENSEN

Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Remedies, Securities Law
Where defendant breached an agreement to sell his stock in a privately held corporation and, during trial, the corporation went public, the proper...

TEXAS HOME MGMT., INC. v. PEAVY

Injury & Tort Law
Because plaintiff, an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, did not establish as a matter of law that it had no duty to reasonably...

DALLAS COUNTY v. HALSEY

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
Because court reporters do not engage in a discretionary function or exercise judgment comparable to that of a judge while preparing a reporter's...

DOW CHEM. CO. v. BRIGHT

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A suit for on-the-job injuries, by an employee of an independent contractor retained by defendant, was not actionable where no fact issues exist about...

WAL-MART STORES, INC. v. RODRIGUEZ

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A store owner cannot be held liable for false imprisonment where there is no evidence that it knowingly provided the district attorney with false...