Supreme Court of Texas - November 2009 Opinion Summaries

In re Golden Peanut Co., LLC.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's wrongful death suit against the decedent's employer to compel arbitration of the family members' claims, court of appeals' denial of...

Midland Western Building LLC v. First Serv. Air Conditioning Contractors, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts
In plaintiff's suit against the defendant for payment of air conditioning services, court of appeals' judgment reversing trial court's judgment on...

City of Waco v. Kirwan

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death suit against a city arising from a collapse of a solid rock causing decedent to fall to his death, judgment of the court of...

State of Texas v. Central Expressway Sign Assoc.

Constitutional Law, Evidence
In the state's condemnation of an easement that was leased to an advertising company for the purpose of erecting a billboard and selling advertising...

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Gill

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Contracts, Oil and Gas Law
In plaintiffs'-service station dealers statewide-class action suit against Exxon claiming that the cost of individual rebates it had offered to the...