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Mandamus Category Archives: Mandamus
Ninth Court justices wipe $300K sanction levied against Bank of America
Justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals have wiped a lower court’s decision to sanction Bank of America for $300,000 for violating a mortgage settlement agreement with a Beaumont woman. As the Southeast Texas Record previously reported, Trudie Crutchfield … Read More
Justices reject vexatious litigant’s writ of mandamus
Texas justices seated on the Ninth Court of Appeals rejected a vexatious litigant’s writ of mandamus on Nov. 4, effectively keeping him from filing anymore lawsuits in Jefferson County. In September, Michael Bailey and Timothy Martin filed the writ against … Read More
Texas SC wants Judge Floyd’s reasons for new trial in scaffold case
Floyd
For the second time in 12 months, Texas’ highest court is directing Jefferson County 172nd District Court Judge Donald Floyd to state his reasons for disregarding a jury verdict and granting a plaintiff a new trial.
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Discovery request overly broad in Valero appraisal case, appeals court says
A discovery dispute between Valero Energy and the Jefferson County Appraisal District has been settled by Texas’ Ninth District Court of Appeals, as justices reversed a lower court’s ruling that the oil company surrender its trade secrets. Justices issued the … Read More
Appeals court tapped to referee Coon vs. Umphrey dispute over tobacco fees
Coon
For the past two years, two of Texas’ most influential plaintiff’s lawyers have been embattled over millions in attorney’s fees stemming from the state’s mega-billion dollar tobacco settlement.
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Yamaha Rhino suit to proceed in Orange after appeals court denies mandamus request
ORANGE — After a quick trip to a higher court, a wrongful death trial against Yamaha can proceed next month as planned, now that the Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas has shot down the motor company’s petition for mandamus. … Read More
High court addresses new trial issue in Columbia Medical Center opinion
Johnson
When the Texas Supreme Court recently ordered Jefferson County District Court Judge Donald Floyd to explain his reasons for granting plaintiff Willis Whisnant a new trial against DuPont, both the majority and the dissenting opinions relied on another decision the court issued the same day.
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Appeals court keeps lawyer’s hands out of client’s settlement
Throughout his company’s Hurricane Rita suit, Waleed Khan � the owner of Wythe II Corp. � was billed directly by his attorney John Stone. When the case settled, Stone obtained an order from the trial judge granting him a portion … Read More
Newspaper seeks mandamus over school’s failure to release public records
A Beaumont newspaper has been trying to get student test scores from a Port Arthur school for almost a year, and has now asked the courts to step in and order the school to comply with its request.
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Texas SC stops attempt to forum shop by Houston attorney
Lance Lubel
AUSTIN � Attorney Lance Lubel of Houston tried a trick to pick a judge he wanted, but the Texas Supreme Court wouldn’t allow it.
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