Rabbinical and Supreme Court Separate Jurisdictions, Marriage Recognized in New York

Expert's Report on Loss Causation, Damages Satisfies Rule 702, 'Daubert', Is Not Excluded

The parties were embroiled in a legal battle over their two young children, who were wrongfully retained by defendant in El Paso, Texas, after a visit from their habitual residence in Juarez, Mexico.

Appellee filed a federal lawsuit challenging appellant Secretary's administration of Title X, which was enacted to make comprehensive voluntary family planning services readily available.

Appellant City of McAllen appealed the trial court's denial of its plea to jurisdiction in a negligence suit filed by appellee under the Texas Tort Claims Act, asserting immunity from suit due to appellee's failure to adequately plead that appellant's negligent operation of a motor-driven vehicle proximately caused her injuries.

In a workers' compensation death benefits case involving appellant City of Stephenville and appellees, the beneficiaries of a firefighter who died from pancreatic cancer, the court addressed whether pancreatic cancer arising from a firefighter's job activities is compensable under Texas law and which party bears the burden of proof.

District Court Erred in Dismissing Case Against NYC ACS on Res Judicata Grounds