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COA.TX: 04/01/2014 - 05/01/2014
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Legal Blog ("Blawg") on Causes of Action and Affirmative Defenses in Texas - with Caselaw Snippets from Recent Court of Appeals Opinions, and Occasional Commentary on Decisions. Texas Causes of Action and Affirmative Defenses. Need a little legal ammo? Search for caselaw on legal theories and defenses here:. Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Abuse of Process as a tort under Texas law. The tort of abuse of process. SOURCE: HOUSTON COURT OF APPEALS - 01-13-00463-CV - 3/27/2014. Links to this post. 982 SW.2d 16...
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 04/01/2015 - 05/01/2015
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Timeliness of arbitration demand for the arbitrator to decide, not the court, Texas Supreme Court says. In GT Leach Builders LLC v Sapphire V.P., LP. GT Leach Builders, LLC v. Sapphire V.P., LP, No. 13-0497 (Tex. 2015). There would appear to be an inherent contradiction of a arbitrator deciding that arbitra...
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 03/01/2010 - 04/01/2010
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Thursday, March 4, 2010. Mandatory Attorney-Client Arbitration: Enforceability of arbitration clauses in agreements for legal services. Should courts enforce arbitration clauses included in contracts for legal services? DISSENTING OPINION BY JUSTICE CHARLES SEYMORE. Pham v. Letney. TexApp.- Houston [1st Dist.] March 4, 2010. Hedges...
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 12/01/2011 - 01/01/2012
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Saturday, December 31, 2011. No Orders Compelling Arbitration in Rule 202 Proceeding (unless agreed by the parties). Patton Boggs, LLP v. Kate Moseley. TexApp.- Dallas, Dec. 29, 2011). EXCERPT FROM OPINION BY JUSTICE ROBERT M. FILLMORE. We dismiss this interlocutory appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Motion to compel arbitration.
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 04/01/2012 - 05/01/2012
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Hearing examiner did not exceed his powers in upholding indefinite suspension in firefighter's disciplinary appeal, San Antonio Court of Appeals rules. Mata v. City of San Antonio. TexApp.- San Antonio [4th Dist.] April 18, 2012). MEMORANDUM OPINION BY JUSTICE REBECCA SIMMONS. Article 30 (Grievance Procedur...
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 01/01/2013 - 02/01/2013
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Thursday, January 3, 2013. Trial court's order permitting arbitration-related discovery not reviewable by interlocutory appeal. ReadyOne Industries, Inc. v. Simental. TexApp.- El Paso, Dec. 21, 2012). OPINION BY JUSTICE ANTCLIFF. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND. ReadyOne contends that the trial court's order is reviewable by inte...
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 10/01/2014 - 11/01/2014
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Can an order compelling arbitration be challenged by immediate appeal? No immediate appellate review of trial court order sending parties to arbitration either under the FAA or the TAA. Interlocutory appeal. REPUBLIC STATE MORTGAGE CO. Opinion issued September 4, 2014. PER CURIAM MEMORANDUM OPINION.
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 10/01/2013 - 11/01/2013
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Thursday, October 10, 2013. Lack of Consideration argument with respect to arbitration agreement. The mutual surrender of the right to trial by jury that is necessarily part of an agreement to arbitrate disputes suffices as consideration under contract law. SOURCE: CORPUS CHRISTI COURT OF APPEALS. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). WHAT I...
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ADR LAW TEXAS: 06/01/2015 - 07/01/2015
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Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas - Litigation and appeals involving issues in mediation, arbitration, and other means of nonjudicial conflict resolution and settlement. Saturday, June 27, 2015. Lopsided Attorney-Client Arbitration Agreements: What if client counterclaims under the civil barratry statute? Comment on Royston v Lopez (Tex. 2015). ROYSTON, RAYZOR, VICKERY, and WILLIAMS, LLP v. FRANCISCO "FRANK" LOPEZ, No. 13-1026. In Royston, Rayzor, Vickery, and Williams LLP v Fancisco "Frank" Lopez.