Supreme Court of Texas - October 2006 Opinion Summaries

Parker v. Barefield

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In circumstances where a trial court sustained special exceptions and then dismissed plaintiffs' case without first allowing them the opportunity to...

W. Steel Co. v. Altenburg

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a personal injury case where a workers- compensation policy was asserted as a bar to the action, a court of appeals judgment ruling that defendant...

In re Graco Children's Prods., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a products liability case involving an allegedly defective baby car seat, a petition for writ of mandamus challenging an order compelling...

Mack Trucks, Inc. v. Tamez

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a truck accident case, a court of appeals reversal of the trial court's exclusion of certain evidence and subsequent summary judgment ruling is...

Alex Sheshunoff Mgmt. Servs., L.P. v. Johnson

Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
An at-will employee-s non-compete covenant becomes enforceable when the employer later performs the promises it made in exchange for the covenant.

Coca-Cola Co. v. Harmar Bottling Co.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation
The Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act will not support extraterritorial relief in the absence of a showing that such relief promotes competition...