At least that’s how the Texas Supreme Court’s version of Matthew 7:13 reads. In a per curiam opinion, the Court recently demonstrated its vigilance in policing overly-broad discovery orders. In this product liability case, the plaintiff sought all documents of consumer complaints regarding "the sidestep on any model backhoe." John Deere objected to the request as overly
Appellate CLE Opportunity
The Appellate Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association will have its final meeting of the year on Thursday, December 17th, at noon at the Belo Mansion. Kirsten M. Castañeda of Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell will present an United States Supreme Court Update. Also, as this is the annual business meeting, election of officers
New Procedure Adopted for Electronic Submissions
The Texas Supreme Court has adopted new procedures relating to the submission of electronic copies of briefs submitted to that court. The procedures address matters such as file names, the manner of submitting electronic copies, and contents of the electronic copies. For complete details, follow this link.
Danger and the Statute of Limitations
In the recent case, Rodriguez v. Crutchfield, decided by the Dallas Court of Appeals, we learn the importance of clearly evaluating all the parties we think may have liability and the importance of considering the statute of limitations in that evaluation.
In the case, Richard Rodriguez, a temporary worker driving a forklift
Judicial Appointments by the Governor
Governor Perry has made two recent appointments to our intermediate appellate courts.
Today, he appointed Lana Myers to the Fifth District Court of Appeals at Dallas. Myers has served as an administrative judge for the Dallas County Criminal Criminal courts. Myers will fill the place on the court that opened up when Justice Carolyn