Supreme Court of Texas - May 2008 Opinion Summaries

City of Dallas v. Reed

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Judgment for plaintiff in a premises liability case is reversed and the case dismissed where a two-inch difference in elevation between traffic lanes...

Higgins v. Randall County Sheriff's Office

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In the context of Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 20.1, which governs the procedures to establish an appellant's indigence, the Supreme Court of...

In re Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In a suit over losses attributed to relators' research reports, petition for mandamus relief from a ruling finding that relators had waived...

Canyon Reg'l Water Auth. v. Guadalupe-Blanco Auth.

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit over an easement and the ability of petitioner-state water authority to condemn an easement for the construction and operation of a second...

In re McAllen Med. Ctr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In the context of a Texas requirement that plaintiffs must support health care claims with expert reports shortly after filing, the Texas Supreme...

First American Title Ins. Co. v. Combs

Constitutional Law, Insurance Law, Tax Law
In a suit challenging the constitutionality of Texas' retaliatory tax on insurance companies, summary judgment against petitioners is affirmed where:...