2014, Blake H. Crawford, Insurance, J. Price Collins, William H. Craven
By J. Price Collins, Wilson Elser, LLP, William H. Craven, Wilson Elser, LLP, Blake H. Crawford, Wilson Elser, LLP Introduction During this Survey period, the Texas Supreme Court issued a significant opinion addressing key concepts of insurance law, including...
2014, Jeff Dorrill, Matthew Schindel, Partnership, Salman Bhojani
By Jeff Dorrill, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Matthew Schindel, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Salman Bhojani, Haynes and Boone, LLP Introduction During the Survey period, Texas courts continued to grapple with a number of key partnership and limited liability company issues, in...
2014, Ben Gillis, Criminal Procedure, Honorable Michael E. Keasler
By Honorable Michael E. Keasler, Ben Gillis Introduction A review of the past two years’ cases involving confessions, searches, and seizures reveals important developments made by the United States Supreme Court. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals also decided a...
2014, Alex More, D. Lance Currie, Debran N. O'Neil, Professional Liability
By Debran L. O’Neil, Carrington Coleman, D. Lance Currie, Carrington Coleman, Alex More, Carrington Coleman Introduction The Survey period touched on a wide variety of professional liability issues, changing how these claims are prosecuted and resolved. In legal...
2014, Deborah S. Coldwell, Franchise, Jamee Cotton, Katie Dolan Galaviz, Laura Warrick, William D. White
By Deborah S. Coldwell, Haynes and Boone, LLP, William D. White, Katie Dolan Galaviz, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Laura Warrick, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Jamee Cotton, Haynes and Boone, LLP Introduction Although this survey period did not have any single...
2014, David McCombs, Intellectual Property, Phillip B. Philbin, Vera L. Suarez
By David L. McCombs, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Phillip B. Philbin, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Vera L. Suarez, Haynes and Boone, LLP Introduction This article surveys significant developments in intellectual property (IP) law during the past year (i.e., 2013 or the Survey...
2014, Honorable Douglas S. Lang, Mandamus Decisions, Rachel A. Campbell
By Douglas S. Lang, Fifth District Court of Appeals of Texas, Rachel A. Campbell, Fifth District Court of Appeals of Texas Introduction The purpose of this article is to analyze, summarize, and categorize the published Texas Supreme Court mandamus opinions delivered...
2014, Cynthia M. Ohlenforst, Sam Megally, Taxation, William J. LeDoux
By Cynthia M. Ohlenfrost, K&L Gates LLP, Sam Megally, K&L Gates LLP, William J. LeDoux, K&L Gates LLP Introduction The Texas economy generally continued to outperform most of the country during the Survey period, allowing the Texas legislature the luxury...
2014, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Will Pryor
By Will Pryor Introduction Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a field that invites parties to a dispute to pursue resolution outside the judicial process. Mediation, a nonbinding, informal ADR process facilitated by a neutral third-party, is sometimes referred to...
2014, Gerry Beyer, Wills and Trusts
By Gerry W. Beyer, Texas Tech University Introduction This article discusses legislative and judicial developments relating to the Texas law of intestacy, wills, estate administration, trusts, and other estate planning matters during the Survey Period of November 1,...
