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Bradford Partners II LP v. Fahning
Texas Lawyer
Monday, August 27, 2007
The trial court properly granted summary judgment declaring that the Fahnings, as sureties, were subrogated to the rights of YYP Funds Inc. regarding the promissory note.
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Smith v. Patrick W. Y. Tam Trust
Texas Lawyer
Monday, August 13, 2007
There was more than a scintilla of evidence that the Smiths individually guaranteed the lease.
Reliance National Indemnity Co. v. Advance'd Temporaries Inc.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 18, 2007
Advance'd Temporaries Inc. furnished labor by providing the workers to Cesar Gonzalez for work at the construction project; thus, the 13th Court did not err in its legal conclusion that Advance'd was entitled to a mechanic's lien.
Judge Grants Motion to Dismiss TXU Shareholder Litigation
Texas Lawyer
Monday, June 4, 2007
The shareholder class action filed against TXU Corp. in In Re: TXU Corp. Shareholder Litigation — a consolidated suit that challenges the utility company's proposed $45 billion acquisition by two private equity firms — took a dramatic turn on May 25, when Carlos Cortez, judge of the 44th District Court in Dallas County, granted the defendants' motion to dismiss.
In Re: Universal Coin Bullion Ltd.
Texas Lawyer
Monday, March 26, 2007
Even if disclosure of some trade secrets was necessary, the trial court did not sign a protective order or employ other protective techniques sufficient to prevent disclosure beyond that necessary to a fair adjudication of the facts of the case.
Empacadora de Carnes de Fresnillo SA de CV v. Curry
Texas Lawyer
Monday, February 5, 2007
Texas Agriculture Code §§149.001-.007 prohibits the activities of slaughterhouses that process horsemeat for human consumption, and federal law neither pre-empts nor invalidates the state law.



