The Dallas Court of Appeals has held that the lack of a reporter’s record from a trial on unliquidated damages requires reversal of the judgment. In this case, the defendant defaulted and a trial was held on unliquidated damages. No court reporter was present. The trial court entered judgment for plaintiff awarding $1.3 million in
September 2011
Appellate Continuing Education in Dallas
By Mike Northrup on
Posted in News and Events
What could be better than the State Fair of Texas? How about the Dallas/Fort Worth Joint Appellate Seminar? Okay, maybe not, but this continuing education opportunity will give you a chance to hear from the staff attorneys at the Dallas Court of Appeals and theFort Worth Court of Appeals. You can learn…
Conference Requirements and Consideration of Lesser Sanctions
By Mike Northrup on
Posted in Opinions & Judgments
After Union Carbide served a treating physician with a subpoena duces tecum that encompassed records spanning over 30 years, plaintiffs’ counsel filed a motion for sanctions, asserting that the discovery requests were overbroad, harassing, and annoying, and he sought costs expended in defending against the subpoena duces tecum. Union Carbide first learned of the motion…