Supreme Court of Texas - December 2007 Opinion Summaries

Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Griesing

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
An order granting insurer's petition for review is withdrawn as improvidently granted, and the petition for review is dismissed for want of...

Chambers v. O'Quinn

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit brought for legal malpractice in connection with defendant's representation and settlement of plaintiffs' toxic tort claims, a court of...

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Fleming

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
An order granting insurer's petition for review is withdrawn as improvidently granted, and the petition for review is dismissed for want of...

Texas Muni. Power Agency v. Pub. Util. Comm'n of Texas

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Public Utilities
Chapter 35 of the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) does not give the Public Utility Commission of Texas express or implied authority to revise a...

Morales v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In the context of Workers' Compensation insurance benefits, the question of a worker's employment status is one of compensability governed by section...

Igal v. Brightstar Info. Tech. Group, Inc.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
When a claimant pursues a wage claim to a final adjudication before the Texas Workforce Commission, res judicata bars the claimant from later filing a...