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  • April 8, 2019 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

    45-Day Deadline to Seek Review of Workers' Comp Ruling Is Not Jurisdictional, Texas Supreme Court Decides

    The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that the deadline to seek judicial review of a decision by a DWC appeals panel, while mandatory, is not jurisdictional.

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  • In Re Christian Cambell

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Personal Injury
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Frost
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    Case Number: 14-18-01016-CV

    Cambell was the driver of a vehicle that collided with a cyclist, who sued him.

  • State Of Texas v. Cabral Tapia

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Quinn
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    Case Number: 07-18-00252-CR

    A trooper stopped appellee after witnessing miscellaneous traffic violations and, after smelling alcohol, he administered a horizontal gaze nystagmus test.

  • In The Interest Of JS

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Evidence | Family Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bridges
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    Case Number: 05-18-01328-CV

    Father appealed from the termination of his parental rights. In seven issues, appellant challenged (1) the validity of a rule 11 agreement; (2) the sufficiency of the evidence to support termination and appointment of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as managing conservator; (3) and ineffective assistance of counsel.

  • Castillo v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Goodman
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    Case Number: 01-18-00284-CR

    Appellant challenged his judgment of conviction for the offense of aggravated sexual assault of a child, contending that the trial court's: (1) application of mandatory-minimum and parole statutes violated his constitutional guarantees against conviction for ex post facto crimes; (2) admission into evidence of a recording of complainant's forensic interview and the testimony of the complainant's stepsister that he also sexually abused her was an abuse of discretion; and (3) exclusion from evidence letters written to him by the complai

  • Prestiano v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Goodman
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    Case Number: 01-17-00763-CR

    In three issues, appellant challenged three judgments of conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child younger than six years old, contending: (1) as to the third count in the indictment only, the evidence is legally insufficient to sustain his conviction, in which the state alleged that he penetrated the child's mouth with his penis; (2) the trial court erred in overruling his hearsay objection to a picture of sex toys drawn by the child during therapy; and (3) his trial lawyer rendered ineffective assistance by not lodging a h

  • McAlister v. Grabs

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes | Real Estate
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Wright
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    Case Number: 11-17-00148-CV

    After appellants failed to convey certain real property to appellees, as provided in a written contract, appellees brought suit for specific performance and damages.

  • Ex Parte Patricio Estrada

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Higley
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    Case Number: 01-18-00792-CR

    Appellant challenged the trial court's order denying his pro se application for a pretrial writ of habeas corpus, filed under article 11.08 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, and contended that he was entitled to immediate release from custody on five grounds: (1) a violation of the Fifth Amendment Double Jeopardy Clause; (2) a Sixth Amendment violation for ineffective assistance of counsel; (3) a violation of the Fifth Amendment Due Process Clause; (4) vindictive prosecution; and (5) a Sixth Amendment violation of the Speedy Tr

  • In Re Leonel Molina

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
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    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Whitehill
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    Case Number: 05-19-00147-CV

    Ware was injured in a multi-vehicle accident that developed when responsible third party Shabi was stopped by police.

  • US Concrete v. Hegar

    Publication Date: 2019-04-08
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Appeals | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Triana
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    Case Number: 03-17-00315-CV

    US Concrete manufactures ready-mixed concrete using mixer-trucks.