Supreme Court of Texas - October 2007 Opinion Summaries

Yancy v. United Surgical Partners Int'l, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In an action brought against a doctor and other defendants arising from circumstances in which an individual was rendered comatose during surgery,...

BFI Waste Sys. of N. Am., Inc. v. N. Alamo Water Supply Corp.

Contracts, Government Contracts, Government Law, Remedies, Water Law
In an action brought against the operators of a county landfill alleging that the vertical expansion of the landfill breached a settlement agreement...

In Re Sci Texas Funeral Servs., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions
In an action brought by plaintiffs raising individual and class claims against defendants for violating federal and state disclosure requirements...

Mid-Continent Ins. Co. v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In a dispute between one primary liability insurer and another primary insurer that also provides the applicable excess insurance policy, coming to...

In Re US Home Corp.

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Construction, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law
In an action brought by plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated alleging their homes were built without shower pans, petition...