Supreme Court of Texas - November 2008 Opinion Summaries

Sonat Exploration Co. v. Cudd Pressure Control, Inc.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an indemnity suit arising from an oil-well explosion, summary judgment for plaintiff is reversed where: 1) the parties' contract did not specify...

Wagner & Brown, Ltd. v. Sheppard

Contracts, Oil and Gas Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit over both proceeds and costs surrounding the formation and subsequent termination of a gas lease, summary judgment for lessor is reversed...

In Re NEXT Fin. Group, Inc.

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
In a suit claiming that plaintiff was wrongfully discharged for refusing to conceal allegedly fraudulent securities transactions, petition for...

In Re Buster

Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In a suit alleging negligence by a nursing home, in which plaintiff submitted an expert report signed by a nurse, and then sought leave to cure this...

In Re Union Carbide Corp.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a personal-injury action resulting from exposure to toxic chemicals, in which a second plaintiff sought to intervene and defendant sought to strike...

In Re Transcon. Realty Invsestors, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Public Utilities, Water Law
In a suit to condemn an easement for a water pipeline, defendant's petition for mandamus relief to transfer venue is granted where an amendment to the...

Perry v. Cohen

Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a shareholder suit alleging misrepresentations about the financial situation of a corporation, dismissal of all claims for failure to copmly with...

SSP Partners v. Gladstrong Invs. (USA) Corp.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Trade, Product Liability
In a products-liability suit over an allegedly defective butane lighter, in which a seller and supplier of the lighters sought indemnity from the...

Kerlin v. Arias

Evidence, Property Law & Real Estate
In a suit over title to portions of Padre Island, in which heirs sought to set aside an 1847 deed on the basis of fraud, reversal of summary judgment...