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  • Anderson v. Bessman

    Publication Date: 2011-11-14
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    Date Filed: 2011-11-10
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 01-11-00303-CV

    OPINIONDue to financial exigencies that Hurricane Ike created, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ("UTMB") terminated a number of its faculty positions. The medical school

  • KM-Timbercreek, LLC v. Harris County Appraisal District

    Publication Date: 2009-10-20
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    Date Filed: 2009-10-15
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: 01-08-00689-CV

    OPINIONKM-Timbercreek, LLC ("Timbercreek"), appeals from the trial court's order granting Harris County Appraisal District's ("HCAD") plea to the jurisdiction and denying a Rule 28 motion filed by

  • SP Terrace, L.P. v. Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC

    Publication Date: 2010-10-21
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    Date Filed: 2010-10-21
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: 01-09-00155-CV

    OPINION ON REHEARINGIn this dispute over an earnest money contract to develop a plat of real estate, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Meritage Homes of Texas, LLC (Meritage)

  • Hull v. South Coast Catamarans L.P.

    Publication Date: 2011-05-11
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    Date Filed: 2011-05-12
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 01-10-00724-CV

    OPINIONIn this case, a buyer bought a new boat from a dealer. The buyer alleged that the boat was defective. The buyer sued the dealer, its sales representative, and the boat's manufacture

  • Woods v. Legg

    Publication Date: 2011-08-09
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    Date Filed: 2011-08-11
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 01-10-00888-CV

    OPINIONTarris Woods, who had been an incumbent Galveston City Councilmember, lost a close runoff election to Rusty Legg. Woods brought an election contest under section 221.003 of the Texa

  • City of Houston v. Esparza

    Publication Date: 2011-10-11
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    Date Filed: 2011-10-07
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
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    Case Number: NO. 01-11-00046-CV

    OPINION ON REHEARING After a car wreck, Gloria Esparza sued the City of Houston, alleging that its yee's negligence was the cause. She sued the yee, too, but the

  • Tristan v. State

    Publication Date: 2012-11-05
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    Date Filed: 2012-10-25
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 01-11-00555-CR

    OPINION A jury found Michael Tristan guilty of the misdemeanor offense of indecent exposure. See TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 21.08 (West 2011). The trial court assessed Tristan's punis

  • Laine v. Farmers Insurance Exchange

    Publication Date: 2010-02-05
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    Date Filed: 2010-02-04
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: 01-08-01010-CV

    OPINIONIn this case, we determine whether the public policy against an insurance recovery for punitive damages assessed against an uninsured motorist applies to an umbrella policy, which defines it

  • Powell Electrical Systems, Inc.F/K/Apowell Electrical Manufacturing v. Hewlett Packard Company

    Publication Date: 2011-04-30
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    Date Filed: 2011-04-28
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Jane Bland Justice
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    Case Number: NO. 01-09-00876-CV

    OPINION Crossed wires caused an on-site electrical transformer to blow, necessitating repairs and the use of a temporary transformer while the blown transformer was out of c

  • Shipley Brothers, Ltd. v. Republic National Bank

    Publication Date: 2009-06-12
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    Date Filed: 2009-06-11
    Court: Tex. App. Dist. 1
    Judge: Terry Jennings Justice
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    Case Number: 01-07-00911-CV

    OPINIONAppellants, Shipley Brothers, Ltd. ("Shipley Brothers"), Lone Star Investments ("Lone Star"), Kenneth Shipley, and Calvin Junek, Jr. (collectively referred to as the "Shipley defendants"), c