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  • Jacob v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
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    Case Number: 14-18-00304-CR

    After appellant allegedly assaulted his then girlfriend, with whom he had been living, she moved out.

  • In The Matter of Poe Trust

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice McClure
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    Case Number: 08-18-00074-CV

    Dick Poe, the owner of several car dealerships, created a trust to care for his adult son Troy, who was totally disabled.

  • In the Matter of the Marriage of Elabd

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Neill
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    Case Number: 10-18-00183-CV

    In three issues, appellant complained about the final divorce decree on the grounds that: (1) the evidence was legally insufficient to support the trial court's determination that his wife was entitled to spousal maintenance; (2) the trial court abused its discretion by awarding his wife $1,500 per month in spousal maintenance; and (3) the trial court abused its discretion by making a disproportionate division of the community estate.

  • Drywall v. Founders

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes | Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bourliot
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    Case Number: 14-17-01010-CV

    Appellant, Schear Hampton Drywall, sued to foreclose on its mechanic's lien against Founders Commercial, Ltd. In three issues, appellant challenged the trial court's (1) reduction of the amount of its lien, (2) failure to award attorneys' fees and (3) failure to order a foreclosure in compliance with the Property Code.

  • In The Estate Of Ripley

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Marion
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    Case Number: 04-18-00968-CV

    John Ripley appealed the probate court's judgment declaring himself and his two siblings to be the heirs of their mother.

  • Macias v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice McClure
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    Case Number: 08-17-00144-CR

    Appellant was found guilty on one count each of manslaughter and aggravated robbery with the use of a deadly weapon and was sentenced to 10 years of community supervision and 22 years in prison, respectively.

  • State Of Texas v. Couch

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
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    Case Number: 03-16-00727-CR

    On remand from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the court was asked to reconsider whether the district court abused its discretion in granting the motion to suppress of appellee, who argued the State had violated his Fourth Amendment rights by drawing his blood without a search warrant.

  • The Town of Flower v. Eagleridge

    Publication Date: 2019-09-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Energy and Natural Resources | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wallach
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    Case Number: 02-18-00392-CV

    In response to the Town of Flower Mound citing it for violations of an ordinance prohibiting oil and gas activities on Sunday, appellee filed an Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Temporary Injunction, which was granted by the trial court and enjoined the enforcement of the ordinance against appellee.

  • ETC v. Addison

    Publication Date: 2019-09-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Stretcher
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    Case Number: 11-18-00152-CV

    Nearly a year into litigation, Addison filed a fourth amended petition in which it asserted new claims and added a new defendant, Energy Transfer, LP.

  • McNeill v. Phillips

    Publication Date: 2019-09-02
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
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    Case Number: 14-18-00278-CV

    Following the trial court's order granting appellee's plea to the jurisdiction and denying a petition for writ of mandamus, appellants complained that (1) they should have received a contested case hearing to challenge the results of an administrative agency's audit; (2) the agency failed to comply with a valid Rule 11 agreement; and (3) the agency completed its audit using a faulty extrapolation methodology.