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  • Land v. Land

    Publication Date: 2018-07-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Boyce
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    Case Number: 14-17-00013-CV

    Wife brought post-divorce action seeking division of assets that was left undivided by the parties agreement and the return of the engagement ring.

  • In The Interest Of JLC A Child

    Publication Date: 2018-07-30
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pirtle
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    Case Number: 07-18-00052-CV

    A mother and father appealed the trial court's order terminating their parental rights to their one year-old son after he tested positive for methamphetamine.

  • State Of Texas v. Fowler

    Publication Date: 2018-07-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Burgess
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    Case Number: 06-16-00032-CR

    The appellee was found guilty of burglary, after a jury trial, and was sentenced to 6 months incarceration.

  • Ortiz v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-07-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
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    Case Number: 08-15-00078-CR

    Appellant, Jose Ortiz, appealed his conviction for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver primarily objecting to the trial court's denial of his motion to reveal the identity of an informant.

  • Dalton v. Dalton

    Publication Date: 2018-07-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Boyd
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    Case Number: 17-0155

    Texas granted a couple a divorce incorporating by reference an order from an Oklahoma court regarding spousal support.

  • American K-9 v. Freeman

    Publication Date: 2018-07-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hecht
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    Case Number: 15-0932

    A civilian on a military base in Afghanistan was bit by a dog and sued her employer, the employer's carrier, and the private military contractors that handled the dogs, alleging negligent training of the dogs.

  • Sims v. City Of Madisonville

    Publication Date: 2018-07-09
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge King
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    Case Number: 16-20440

    Sims, a former officer with the Madisonville police department, sued the City of Madisonville and his former supervisor (Covington) under §1983, alleging he was terminated after reporting acts of misconduct by Covington in violation of his First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.

  • In The Interest Of H O

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Keyes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 01-17-00633-CV

    Mother and child tested positive for amphetamines at the time of birth.

  • In The Interest Of KL A Child

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jamison
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    Case Number: 14-16-01022-CV

    In a conservatorship action, grandparents objected to the appointment of an attorney ad litem for the father of one of the children and asked trial court to declare that Government Code chapter 17 violated the separation of powers doctrine of the Texas Constitution.

  • Ferrara v. Nutt

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Keyes
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    Case Number: 01-17-00084-CV

    Appellant entered into an agreement with appellee Nutt to lease residential property for a period of time and that appellant would purchase the property on or before August 2024.