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Perry's Supreme Court appointment draws praise
10/20/2009 10:47 AM By Chris Rizo

Justice Eva Guzman accepts the nomination to the Texas Supreme Court by Gov. Rick Perry on Oct. 8.

AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-The newest member of the Texas Supreme Court will provide a reliably conservative voice on the state high court, a legal observer said.

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Texas Supreme Court grants new trial to decide attorney's fee
11/11/2009 10:29 PM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Collin County jurors who should have awarded fees to lawyer Scott Hayes slapped a zero on him and made a mess the Supreme Court of Texas can't fix.

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Texas SC weighs in on fees from negligent lawyers
11/5/2009 1:39 PM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Clients can recover fees from negligent lawyers but only to the extent that negligence caused the fees, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on Oct. 30.

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Texas SC reverses $5M verdict against Union Pacific
10/29/2009 9:20 AM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Reflective tape on a railroad crossing counts as a warning device, the Texas Supreme Court held when it wiped out a $5.1 million jury verdict against Union Pacific.

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Justices: No reason for railroad to share trade secrets with plaintiff
10/1/2009 1:59 PM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Bexar County District Judge Karen Pozza stepped out of bounds when she ordered Union Pacific Railroad to share rate-setting secrets with personal injury lawyers, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled on Sept. 25.
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Justices hear arguments in Texas A&M bonfire case
9/8/2009 1:19 PM By Chris Rizo
AUSTIN(Legal Newsline) - A construction company is seeking a rehearing of a lawsuit involving the 1999 Texas A&M University bonfire collapse.

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Texas SC reverses big attorney fee from nominal damages
9/3/2009 8:49 AM By Steve Korris
AUSTIN - Lawyers who won $1,000 for a client at trial and tried to stick the losers with a legal fee of about $150,000 watched the little judgment and the big fees vanish at the Supreme Court of Texas.

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Charges dropped against Texas SC justice's wife
8/31/2009 4:11 PM By Kathy Woods
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-Felony arson criminal mischief charges have dismissed against Francisca Medina, the wife of Texas Supreme Court Justice David Medina.

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Texas Supreme Court cites limits to med-mal law
8/31/2009 1:00 PM By Chris Rizo
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline)-The Medical malpractice law in Texas does not extend to claims unrelated to treatment, the state Supreme Court ruled last week.

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Texas Supreme Court resignations mark 'sad departures,' observers say
8/19/2009 10:57 AM By Chris Rizo
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister's planned retirement from the state's high court will mark a "sad departure" for the Lone Star State's judiciary, a court observer said.

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Justice Brister announces return to private practice
8/17/2009 3:31 PM By Chris Rizo
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott Brister said Monday he is resigning from the high court to return to private law practice.
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