Historical Court Cases |
Mid-Continent v. JHP Development
Amicus
Whether
“business risk” exclusions in Commercial General Liability
policies exclude coverage for damage to a contractor’s
non-defective work even if caused by his own defective work.
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HC Beck, Ltd. v.
Charles Rice Amicus Brief
OCIPs and workers compensation - The Court reverses the court
of appeals' judgment and renders judgment.
Concurring and dissenting opinions
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Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. John Summers
Whether a premises owner can also be
a "general contractor" under the Labor Code and thus qualify for the
exclusive-remedy defense in a workers' comp case. The Court reverses
the court of appeals' judgment and renders judgment.
Concurring and dissenting opinions
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Don’s Building Supply v. OneBeacon Insurance Company
Installation of defective EFIS - The
Supreme Court applied the "actual injury" trigger to determine when
property damage occurs for purposes of continuing property losses.
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Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. v. Irving
Independent School District
The Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals,
click on the above to see the court's complete decision.
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Clack
v. Galveston ISD
Job order contracts and the definition of
"minor" construction. An agreement has been reached on
this case. Click the above to see the court's decision.
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Reliance National v. Advanced Temporaries Houston
- Court Ruling
Whether a temporary employment service
has lien rights - The Supreme
Court found that Advanced Temporaries had lien rights. The court also
said that although the
temporary service was not responsible for supervision or quality of
work, it retained aspects of control over the workers.
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Lamar Homes v. Mid-Continent
Ruling
Whether general liability insurance
covers a construction defect -
The Supreme Court’s ruling, issued in late 2007, ruled for the policy
holders, the court held that coverage is inherent in the policy, unless
changed by policy terms.
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Weekley Homes v. Forsting and Von Bargen
Arbitration clauses in construction contracts -
The court held that since Von Bargen
obtained substantial actions from Weekley by demanding compliance with
provisions of the contract, she cannot equitably object to the
arbitration clause attached to them.
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Shirley
Neeley, Texas Commissioner of Education, Et Al. v. West Orange-Cove
Consolidated ISD, Et Al.
Whether the funding of Texas public schools
violates the state constitution. The Supreme Court ruled that the
funding method is indeed unconstitutional.
click here to see the court's complete decision |
