Supreme Court of Texas - December 2010 Opinion Summaries

Exxon Corp. & Exxon Texas, Inc. v. Emerald Oil & Gas Co., LC

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In an action involving oil and gas dispute, court of appeals' judgment that section 85.321 of the Texas Natural Resources Code imposes a duty on...

Exxon Corp v. Emerald Oil & Gas Co., LC

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Oil and Gas Law
In a dispute between royalty owners and oil and gas lessees, claiming that the previous lessee failed to fully develop oil and gas tracts and...

Yamada v. Friend

Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
In plaintiffs' suit against a doctor for the death of their daughter at a water park, claiming that the doctor negligently advised the water park...

MCI Sales & Serv., Inc. v. Hinton

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability, Remedies
In plaintiffs' suit against the manufacturer, importer, and distributor of a motorcoach arising from a serious automobile accident, claiming that the...

Gilbert Texas Constr., LP v. Underwriters at Lloyd's London

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
In plaintiff-general contractor's suit against its insurer for denying coverage in an underlying litigation brought by a building owner who claimed...

Solar Applications Eng'g., Inc. v. T.A. Operating Corp.

Construction, Contracts
In a general contractor's suit against defendant for breach of contract to recover the remaining contract balance, the court of appeals' reversal of...

Texas Comptroller of Pub. Accounts v. Attorney General of Texas

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law, Media Law
In the Comptroller's suit challenging the Attorney General's conclusion that there was no proof that harmful financial consequences will result from...

Jelinek v. Casas

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Sanctions
In a wrongful death action against a hospital and a physician, claiming that defendants' negligence in failing to continue an antibiotic treatment...

Wind Mountain Ranch, LLC v. City of Temple

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a city's suit against a defendant for fraudulent transfer, wrongful foreclosure, and conspiracy, and claiming that defendant's foreclosure of its...

Univ. of Texas at Austin v. Hayes

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In plaintiff's premises-liability suit against the University of Texas at Austin, claiming that a metal chain blocking a driveway at the university...