• Garcia v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Morriss
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    Case Number: 06-18-00008-CR

    Appellant was convicted by a jury of aggravated sexual assault of a disabled individual.

  • 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.

  • USA v. Burris

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Wiener
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    Case Number: 17-10478

    Appellant pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and was sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), which provides for an increased sentence if the defendant has been convicted of three prior violent felonies.

  • Nazari v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Commercial Law | Health Care Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Brown
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    Case Number: 16-0549

    Texas sued various dentists, alleging they knowingly submitted false prior-authorization or payment requests through a program intended to provide orthodontic treatments to qualifying children at reduced Medicaid rates.

  • Morale v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 17-0049

    Texas planned to condemn a portion of a 33,000 square-foot property owned by Morale in the Town of Little Elm for purposes of improving FM 720 in Denton County.

  • In Re Xerox Corporation

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
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    Case Number: 16-0671

    Texas sued Xerox under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, alleging that, while it was administering the Texas Medicaid program, Xerox misrepresented, concealed or failed to disclose certain material facts.

  • Deroeck v. DHM Ventures

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-0033

    Plaintiffs sued DHM Ventures, alleging it stopped making payments on a promissory note, leaving $7 million in principal and more than $58,000 in interest outstanding.

  • Cadwell v. State Of Texas

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Morriss
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 06-17-00227-CR

    Cadwell was convicted for cruelty to livestock animals and sentenced to 180 days in jail.

  • Archer v. Anderson

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Hecht
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-0256

    Plaintiffs, beneficiaries of a will signed by Jack Archer, sued Anderson, Archer's attorney and longtime friend, for intentional interference with their inheritance, alleging that Anderson influenced Archer to disinherit them (a decision that was ultimately challenged and reversed).

  • Anderson v. Durant

    Publication Date: 2018-07-02
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Guzman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16-0842

    Anderson sued Durant, who owned several automobile dealerships, alleging Durant breached an oral promise to give Anderson an interest in two dealerships, and then defamed Anderson after terminating his employment.