Supreme Court of Texas - June 2010 Opinion Summaries

Zenith Ins. Co. v. Ayala

In a worker's compensation suit, court of appeals' affirmance of trial court's holding that the insurer waived its right to contest compensability by...

Univ. of Houston v. Barth

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a tenured professor's suit against the University of Houston under the Whistleblower Act claiming retaliation for reporting contracting and...

Gonzalez v. Guilbot

Civil Procedure
In a family dispute over the ownership and control of several food and beverage businesses, judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed in part,...

Texas Dep't of Criminal Justice v. McBride

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure
In an inmate's suit claiming that the defendant violated his due process rights by failing to give him a copy of an administrative decision, arising...

State Farm Lloyds v. Page

Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a homeowner's suit against her insurer, the judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded as, when a...

Waffle House, Inc. v. Williams

Civil Rights, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit for sexual harassment against an employer under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) and common law negligent supervision and...