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Appeals court approves plaintiffs' medical expert
10/24/2011 1:17 PM By David Yates

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On Oct. 20, the Ninth Court of Appeals found that a lower court did not abuse its discretion by denying a group of medical defendants' motion to dismiss.

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Appeals court reverses Orange County slip and fall judgment
1/17/2012 9:12 AM By Steve Korris
Appellate judges for the Ninth District Court of Appeals reversed a $312,686 judgment in an Orange County jury verdict for a Dollar General customer who slipped and fell.

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Elton's Construction's appeal dismissed in case over Rita repairs
12/21/2011 1:36 PM By David Yates
Justices on the Texas Ninth Court of Appeals recently dismissed the appeal of a Texas construction company accused of failing to properly repair a hurricane-ravaged home.

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County appeals decision not to dismiss Glen Morgan's suit over property appraisal
12/6/2011 9:00 AM By David Yates
The Jefferson County Appraisal District will soon argue before the Ninth Court of Appeals that a well-known Beaumont attorney, who sued over the property value of his private plane hangar, doesn't have a case.

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Patch of wildflowers blossoms into legal dispute
11/21/2011 9:22 AM By Steve Korris
Cultivating flowers along a road might count as free speech, but a road crew can cut them down anyway, Ninth District appellate judges ruled on Nov. 17.

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No new trial for plaintiff in ditch-digging suit
11/7/2011 4:00 PM By David Yates
Last Thursday, Texas justices seated on the Ninth District Court of Appeals declined to hand plaintiff Ricky Lightfoot, who sued two companies for trespassing on his property, a new trial.

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Family Dollar not required to list falling merchandise suits, appeals court rules
11/7/2011 2:22 PM By David Yates
The Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals recently overturned a lower court's order requiring Family Dollar to produce a list of all lawsuits relating to falling merchandise.

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Appeals court says Judge Walker sentenced man too harshly
10/18/2011 9:44 AM By Steve Korris
For the second time in three months, Ninth District appellate judges caught Jefferson County District Judge Layne Walker punishing a criminal too harshly.

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5th Circuit gives okay to continue beach vegetation line suit
10/18/2011 8:53 AM By Steve Korris
NEW ORLEANS - Carol Severance can continue to challenge a decision that Hurricane Rita turned her Galveston Island properties into public beaches, even though she sold the properties, U. S. Fifth Circuit appellate judges ruled on Sept. 28.

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Appeals court upholds 40 percent legal fees in rollover settlement
9/12/2011 10:37 PM By Steve Korris
Montgomery County District Judge Michael Mayes improperly slashed $277,403 from legal fees that Orange County District Judge Patrick Clark awarded in a wrongful death suit, Ninth District appellate judges decided on Aug. 25.

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Justices amend ruling in property destruction suit
9/7/2011 12:48 PM By David Yates
Following a rehearing, the Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals amended its opinion formerly affirming a local judge's ruling granting the city of Beaumont governmental immunity in a property destruction case.

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