Supreme Court of Texas - August 2007 Opinion Summaries

Stonebridge Life Ins. Co. v. Pitts

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Consumer Protection Law, Insurance Law
In a class-action suit for "money had and received" to recover premiums plaintiffs were charged pursuant to an allegedly misleading telemarketing...

In re Moore

Attorney's Fees, Family Law, Sanctions
In a series of lawsuits and original proceedings in which the mother and the child's alleged paternal grandmother fought over custody, a petition for...

Ford v. Exxon Mobil Chem. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit involving one pipeline, two litigants, three tracts, and four deeds wherein petitioner granted a pipeline easement across three tracts of...

Proulx v. Wells

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
A court of appeals' ruling holding that limitations barred plaintiff's suit for personal injuries is reversed as the summary-judgment evidence failed...

Guevara v. Ferrer

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Expert medical evidence is required to support a finding that an automobile accident caused medical expenses of over $1 million, unless competent...

In re Southwestern Bell Tele. Co., L.P.

Administrative Law, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has exclusive jurisdiction over claims that Southwestern Bell Telephone (SWBT) improperly collected the Texas...

Lamar Homes, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co.

Construction, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Allegations of unintended construction defects may constitute an "accident" or "occurrence" under a CGL policy and allegations of damage to or loss of...

PHC-Minden, L.P. v. Kimberly Clark Corp.

Civil Procedure, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice
In an action brought raising claims of product liability, breach of warranty, and negligence claims alleging Kotex tampons led to an infection that...

Christus Health Gulft Coast v. Aetna, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Health Law, Insurance Law
A Texas court has jurisdiction over certain state-law claims asserted by hospitals against a Medicare health maintenance organization.

El Paso Hosp. Dist. v. Texas Health & Hum. Servs. Comm'n

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission's (HHSC) data-collection method for calculating prospective Medicaid inpatient service rates is an...