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LawsuitsTexas Supreme Court tosses defamation suit against Dallas newspaper
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Supreme Court of Texas has reversed an appellate court's ruling and dismissed a defamation case against The Dallas Morning News.
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State Supreme CourtTexas Supreme Court rules 'governmental immunity' in woman's drowning
AUSTIN — The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a court of appeals ruling and dismissed claims against the Tarrant Regional Water District made by the parents of a Fort Worth woman who drowned while trying to cross a Trinity River dam built and maintained by the district.
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LawsuitsTexas Supreme Court grants motion to dismiss in dispute between insurance company, law firm
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court has conditionally granted relief to an insurance company and has directed a trial court to grant a motion to dismiss a law firm's claims in a legal malpractice case.
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LawsuitsTexas Supreme Court tosses defamation suit against Glassdoor for lack of jurisdiction
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit involving job website Glassdoor has been dismissed by the Texas Supreme Court.
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LawsuitsTexas SC rules insurance policy covers Anadarko Petroleum's costs of Deepwater Horizon litigation
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court has reversed an appellate court's decision in a dispute over insurance coverage related to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling rig accident.
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LawsuitsTexas Supreme Court reverses ruling in malpractice case over infant's birth injuries
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court said in a Dec. 21 opinion that the parents of a baby born at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton must prove willful and wanton negligence under the Texas Medical Liability Act’s emergency-medical care provision in their suit against the hospital and a physician.
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State Supreme CourtTexas Supreme Court backs San Patricio County on property tax location dispute
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) -- Texas' highest court has ruled in favor of San Patricio County in a dispute over property taxes between two counties in the Corpus Christi Bay area.
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State Supreme CourtTexas Supreme Court rules city's single-use bag ban violates statute
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) – On June 22, the Texas Supreme Court issued a ruling that affirmed the city of Laredo’s ordinance banning single-use plastic or paper bags by merchants violates a Texas statute, a ruling that could end the state-wide single-bag bans.
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State Supreme CourtTEXAS SUPREME COURT: Court OKS Final approval of Disciplinary Rules, including revisions for Investigatory Subpoenas
Among changes to amendments approved before comments in Miscellaneous Docket No. 18-9031