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Trial & Error
http://federalappeals.net
Blog of Peter Smythe, P.C., an appellate law firm handing federal civil and criminal appeals and Texas civil appeals.
- Added on: Jan 2nd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
Vanegas: Court Upholds Employee Bonuses for Performance
In Vanegas v. American Energy Services, the Texas Supreme Court grappled with the issue of whether a company could renege on a promise to pay five percent of a company sale to seven of its original employees. The court ruled that it couldn’t. A com...
Camacho: Tx Supreme Court Tosses Out Expert and $14 Million Verdict
In Whirlpool Corp. v. Camacho, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Camachos’ expert witness evidence was legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. The court reversed the jury’s $14 million verdict and rendered judgment that the Camacho...
Camacho: Tx Supreme Court Tosses Out Expert and $14 Million Verdict
In Whirlpool Corp. v. Camacho, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that Camachos’ expert witness evidence was legally insufficient to support the jury’s verdict. The court reversed the jury’s $14 million verdict and rendered judgment that the Camacho...
An In-House and Outside Counsel Survey
The Tex Parte Blog is reporting on the results of the LexisNexis State of the Legal Industry Survey (a pdf of the survey is available on the Tex Parte Blog). The survey results say that 71 percent of in-house legal counsel believes that outside firms...
An In-House and Outside Counsel Survey
The Tex Parte Blog is reporting on the results of the LexisNexis State of the Legal Industry Survey (a pdf of the survey is available on the Tex Parte Blog). The survey results say that 71 percent of in-house legal counsel believes that outside firms...
Rodriguez: Fair Warning to Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
In Rodriguez v. Crutchfield, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District (Dallas) affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds. The case should prove fair warning to busy plaintiffs’ lawyers. Rodriguez, a temp age...
