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Elton v. Dougherty

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Petition for certiorari review of an order denying petitioner's motion to withdraw as counsel for plaintiff in a personal injury suit against tobacco...

Univ. of Texas Med. Branch at Galveston v. Estate of Blackmon

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a wrongful death and survival case brought by respondent, a deceased inmate's daughter, petitioner's interlocutory appeal from a denial of its plea...

In re The Lynd Co.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A court may imply the date on which a complaining party received late notice of judgment from an order granting a motion to extend post-judgment...

Jernigan v. Langley

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
Petition for review a reversal of a trial court's dismissal of a medical malpractice suit is granted and plaintiff's claims against a doctor are...

Larson v. Downing

Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Professional Malpractice
A doctor's petition for review challenging the reversal of a trial court's exclusion of plaintiff's expert testimony in a medical malpractice case is...

Wilhelm v. Flores

Agriculture, Injury & Tort Law
A seller of hived bees does not owe a commercial buyer's employees or agents any duty to warn them of the dangers associated with bee stings or to...

Gonzales v. McAllen Med. Ctr., Inc.

Civil Procedure, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
A court of appeals judgment rejecting plaintiffs' challenge to the factual sufficiency of several jury findings in a medical malpractice case is...

Gonzales-Vera v. Kissinger

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
Dismissal of plaintiffs' suit against the U.S. government and a former secretary of state seeking damages for actions allegedly taken in support of...

Nabors v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies, Workers' Compensation
An employee's petition for review of an affirmance of a workers' compensation judge's award is granted pursuant to his challenge to the Workers'...

Acosta v. Master Maintenance & Constr. Inc.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
A judgment of a district court that removal of a tort action arising from certain chemical exposure was proper under the Convention Act is affirmed...