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HOWARD v. ANTILLA

Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law, Media Law
In a publicly-traded company chairman's suit against a newspaper reporter, jury verdict in false light invasion of privacy claim vacated where, even...

EXCEL CORP. v. APODACA

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In an employee's suit against his employer for negligence in failing to provide a safe workplace, evidence did not exist to support a jury finding...

COLUMBIA HOSP. CORP. OF HOUSTON v. MOORE

Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law, Remedies
Prejudgment interest, assessed under subchapter P of the Medical Liability and Insurance Improvement Act, is subject to the Act's subchapter K damages...

TELTHORSTER v. TENNELL

Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a suspect's suit against a police officer for injuries sustained during an arrest, the officer was entitled to official immunity where he...

D. HOUSTON, INC. v. LOVE

Commercial Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
The Texas Dram Shop Act does not abrogate a commercial seller's common law duties as an employer to its employees and independent contractors; if an...

STATE OF TEXAS v. GONZALEZ

Injury & Tort Law, Transportation, Government Law
A stop sign's susceptibility to repeated vandalism is not a "condition" under Texas Tort Claims Act section 101.060(a)(2) for purposes of determining...

BUTNARU v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Transportation
The Texas Motor Vehicle Commission Code confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Texas Motor Vehicle Board to initially resolve claims and issues the...

PASTERNAK v. BOUTRIS

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law
A corporation had a duty to indemnify its member escrow agents for their losses suffered as a result of fraudulent misappropriation of trust...

GARCIA v. REHRIG INT'L, INC.

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Any error in closing arguments in a personal injury case was harmless, where nonsuit should have been granted on collateral estoppel grounds, based on...

BRIDGESTONE CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY (T&T TRUCK & CRANE SERV., INC.)

Civil Procedure, Injury & Tort Law, Product Liability
Because a foreign tire manufacturer purposefully availed itself of the benefits of conducting activities in California, and obtained the benefits and...