Supreme Court of Texas - June 2007 Opinion Summaries

Schaub v. Sanchez

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a health care liability case, a court of appeals' decision reversing a ruling in favor of defendants is reversed and a take-nothing judgment is...

In re Allstate County Mut. Ins. Co. & Gonzales

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a suit alleging an insurer reneged on a $13,500 settlement offer, wherein the trial court refused to impose any limit on plaintiffs' 213 discovery...

Brinson Ford, Inc. v. Alger

Evidence, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a premises liability action for injuries sustained when plaintiff fell from a pedestrian ramp while visiting a car dealership, a court of appeals...

Kallam v. Boyd

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit brought by plaintiff against health care providers for failing to diagnose her colorectal cancer, an order granting the petitions for review...

In re Allied Chem. Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
In a class action alleging exposure to chemical fumes and leaks from several sites where pesticides were mixed or stored before the sites were placed...

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Mayes

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a personal injury action against Goodyear arising from an accident between plaintiff and a Goodyear employee, a court of appeals' reversal of...

State of Texas v. Oakley

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Claims for compensation under Chapter 103 of the Civil Practices and Remedies Code for persons wrongfully imprisoned by the State cannot be brought...

Bay Area Healthcare Group, Ltd. v. McShane

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a medical malpractice case brought to recover for injuries that plaintiffs' daughter allegedly sustained during her birth at one of defendant's...

Quigley v. Bennett

Contracts, Evidence, Oil and Gas Law, Remedies
Evidence of the value of a royalty interest in minerals cannot be considered in determining compensation for geologic services when the services were...

Reliance Nat'l Indem. Co. v. Advance'd Temps., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
A temporary employment agency, which placed workers at a construction project under a contract with a subcontractor, "furnishe[d] labor" within the...