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  • Murphy v. City Of Galveston

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Brown
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    Case Number: 14-17-00063-CV

    Appellants brought an inverse-condemnation suit against appellee and in a previous interlocutory appeal, the appellate court reversed in part the trial court's order denying appellee's plea to the jurisdiction and rendered judgment dismissing appellants' takings claim relating to denial of a specific use permit.

  • Lockheed Martin v. Hegar

    Publication Date: 2018-06-18
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Pemberton
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    Case Number: 03-16-00303-CV

    The U.S. government purchased F-16 fighter jets from appellant for resale to foreign governments in transactions known as "Foreign Military Sales" of FMS.

  • OCTG LLP v. Laguna Tubular

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jamison
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    Case Number: 14-16-00210-CV

    Appellants sold 26 acres of land to appellees and agreed to construct a rainwater retention pond on its land for appellee's use with appellee assisting in paying for construction.

  • Nelson v. Vernco

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Rodriguez
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    Case Number: 08-10-00222-CV

    Appellant Hood won a road and utilities infrastructure contract with the Texas Department of Transportation and hired appellee as a subcontractor for water utility services.

  • Leonard v. Spencer

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Busby
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    Case Number: 14-16-00932-CV

    The parties settled a prior lawsuit by signing a settlement agreement whereby appellant agreed to sign a promissory note obligating him to make monthly payments for four years followed by single balloon payment and appellee agreed to dismiss the prior suit with prejudice.

  • Jelinis v. Hiran

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Landlord Tenant Law | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Boyce
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    Case Number: 14-17-00220-CV

    Appellees defaulted on a home equity loan and after Deutsche Bank, as trustee for the lender, obtained summary judgment ordering foreclosure of the home, it sold the home to appellants who then filed a forcible detainer suit.

  • Fuentes v. Evangelina

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bland
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    Case Number: 01-16-00251-CV

    The parties, who are Mexican citizens were married in 1953 and thereafter lived in Juarez, Mexico as well as El Paso Texas.

  • Texas Windstorm v. Dickinson

    Publication Date: 2018-06-11
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
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    Case Number: 14-16-00474-CV

    After sustaining damage in Hurricane Ike, appellee made a claim on a windstorm and hail commercial insurance policy issued by appellant.

  • Van Duren v. Chife

    Publication Date: 2018-05-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure | Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Bland
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    Case Number: 01-17-00607-CV

    Appellants purchased a home from appellee homeowners and agreed to pay them monthly installments.

  • Sullivan v. Texas Ethics

    Publication Date: 2018-05-28
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Government
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Puryear
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    Case Number: 03-17-00392-CV

    After receiving complaints from two Texas legislators, appellee, the Texas Ethics Commission, conducted a hearing and found that appellant, the president of Empower Texans, a nonprofit corporation, had failed to register as a lobbyist and assessed at $10,000 penalty.