Insight & Commentary on Texas Appellate Law
Texas voters elected (or re-elected) a slate of judges in the state on Tuesday. Last week we posted a list of the appellate court races in the state.
A list of the winners in those appellate court races is displayed below. The final, official figures are not yet posted, but most of these outcomes are unlikely to change.
For additional statewide results, check with the Texas Secretary of State’s election’s webpage.
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The Amarillo Court of Appeals recently held that a party may be ordered to sign a medical records authorization in response to a request for disclosure pursuant to TRCP 194.2. The defendant served a request for disclosures including a request for execution of an authorization to release medical records under Rule 194.2(j). The plaintiffs argued they could respond by…
What is the proper procedure to preserve error when a trial court refuses to rule on a motion for default judgment?
In Old Republic Insurance Co. v. Sisavath, the trial court refused to rule on the plaintiff’s motion for default judgment and eventually dismissed the case for want of prosecution.
On appeal, the plaintiff argued…
The Dallas Court of Appeals held that a pro se letter from an Illinois resident denying liability and requesting an extension of time to retain counsel and file a "complete answer" waived the defendant’s subsequent special appearance. The defendant argued that the letter did not consitute an answer. The court held that the letter constituted an answer. …
In a case involving application of the mandatory venue provision in section 15.011 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the Dallas Court of Appeals held that a suit to remove a lis pendens constitutes an action to quiet title. The Court, therefore, held that "[o]nce it is demonstrated that the court’s judgment would have…
