Posted by Rich Phillips
This morning, the Supreme Court of Texas issued opinions in six argued cases. The Court also issued an opinion on rehearing in a much-watched insurance case from last term and issued three per curiam opinions.
The opinion on rehearing in USAA Lloyds Co. v. Menchaca, No. 14-0721, produced a highly fractured set of opinions about the procedural effect of the Court’s holdings, but those holdings and the ultimate disposition (reverse and remand for a new trial) remain the same.
For an idea about just how fractured the opinions are, simply look at the description of the various opinions from the order list.
The other issues addressed this morning include retained-acreage clauses in oil and gas leases, recovery of quantum merit attorney fees in lieu of a written contingency fee agreement, whether an employee was acting in the course and scope of his employment when driving from a drilling site, application of the whistleblower act to employees of charter schools, effect of finality language in a judgment, the discovery rule, and discovery sanctions.
Because I am writing this post standing in line for the tram tour at NASA Houston on a school field trip, I will post more complete summaries of the opinions next week.
In the meantime, access the complete order list here.
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