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Opinions from August 31, 2007

HEB MINISTRIES, INC., SOUTHERN BIBLE INSTITUTE, AND HISPANIC BIBLE INSTITUTE v. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD AND COMMISSIONER RAYMUND PAREDES, No. 03-0995.
IN RE MERRILL LYNCH TRUST COMPANY FSB, HENRY MEDINA, AND MEDINA & MEDINA GROUP, No. 03-1059.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
CHRISTUS HEALTH GULF COAST, CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHEAST TEXAS, GULF COAST DIVISION, INC., MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS v. AETNA, INC. AND AETNA HEALTH, INC., No. 05-0710.
PHC-MINDEN, L.P. D/B/A MINDEN MEDICAL CENTER v. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION, No. 05-0823.
LAMAR HOMES, INC. v. MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY, No. 05-0832.
IN RE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, L.P., No. 05-0951.
NOEMI GUEVARA v. CORAZON LABAO FERRER, AN HEIR & ASSIGNEE OF ARTURO LABAO, No. 05-1100.
DENIS PROULX v. MICHAEL A. WELLS, No. 06-0258.
ROBERT F. FORD, JR. v. EXXON MOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANY, A DIVISION OF EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION, No. 06-0293.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
IN RE MICHELLE MOORE, No. 06-0544.
STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (F/K/A J.C. PENNEY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY), J.C. PENNEY DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES, INC., AND AEGON DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES, INC. (F/K/A AEGON SPECIAL MARKETS GROUP, INC.) v. GAYLE G. PITTS AND MARY VANDERFORD, No. 06-0655.

Opinions from August 24, 2007

IN RE H&R BLOCK FINANCIAL ADVISORS, INC. AND ROBERT BULLOCK, No. 04-0061.
IN RE MERRILL LYNCH TRUST COMPANY FSB, MERRILL LYNCH LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, AND HENRY MEDINA, No. 04-0865.
ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY OF BOWIE, INC. v. SUPERIOR SNUBBING SERVICES, INC., No. 05-0202.
FORT WORTH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. SERVICE EMPLOYMENT REDEVELOPMENT, No. 05-0427.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
RUSSELL GAINES AND SOUTHWEST GUARANTY MORTGAGE CORP. v. ROGER KELLY, No. 05-1092.
IN RE KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION AND LETICIA VENTURA, No. 06-0072.
BOBBY ELLEDGE D/B/A ELLEDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND/OR ELLEDGE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY v. FRIBERG-COOPER WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, No. 06-0677.

Opinions from June 29, 2007

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY v. DIANE FLYNN, No. 04-0515.
C.L. WESTBROOK, JR. v. PEGGY LEE PENLEY, No. 04-0838.
IN RE AUTONATION, INC. AND AUTO M. IMPORTS NORTH, LTD. D/B/A MERCEDES-BENZ OF HOUSTON-NORTH, No. 05-0311.
FORTIS BENEFITS v. VANESSA CANTU AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 05-0791.
CENTRAL READY MIX CONCRETE COMPANY, INC. v. LUCIANO ISLAS, No. 05-0940.
ARMANDO RAMOS, SR., ET AL. v. DR. IAN RICHARDSON & VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, ET AL., No. 06-0336.
PATRICIA WILZ, GUARDIAN OF JON PATRICK FLOURNOY, AN INCAPACITATED PERSON v. KENNETH W. AND JUNE FLOURNOY, No. 06-0913.

Opinions from June 22, 2007

LOWRY SCHAUB, M.D. AND KEVIN CRAWFORD, M.D. v. JANIE SANCHEZ AND KENNETH ADAMS, SPOUSE, No. 06-0375.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting

Opinions from June 15, 2007

GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY v. PATRICK MAYES, No. 04-0993.
IN RE ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ET AL., No. 04-1023.
G. BYRON KALLAM, M.D.; MARY ANGELINE FINKE, M.D.; THE MEDICAL CLINIC OF NORTH TEXAS, P.A.; OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL ASSOCIATES OF ARLINGTON; GERALD THOMPSON, M.D.; AND FAMILY HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES v. SHARON BOYD, No. 05-0027.
BRINSON FORD, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A BRINSON FORD LINCOLN MERCURY v. CONNIE W. ALGER, No. 05-0722.
IN RE ALLSTATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND DAVID GONZALEZ, No. 06-0878.

Opinions from June 8, 2007

BORG-WARNER CORPORATION, NOW KNOWN AS BURNS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES CORPORATION v. ARTURO FLORES, No. 05-0189.
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY, L&T, J.V., AND LAMAR CONSTRUCTION, INC. v. ADVANCE'D TEMPORARIES, INC., No. 05-0558.
T. MICHAEL QUIGLEY v. ROBERT BENNETT, No. 05-0870.
BAY AREA HEALTHCARE GROUP, LTD., INDIVIDUALLY, AND D/B/A THE CORPUS CHRISTI MEDICAL CENTER-BAY AREA, ET AL. v. DEBORAH SUE MCSHANE AND JAMES PATRICK MCSHANE, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF MAGGIE YVONNE MCSHANE, A MINOR, No. 05-1069.
THE STATE OF TEXAS v. BARBARA OAKLEY, AS GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE AND PERSON OF RICHARD DANZIGER, No. 06-0050.

Opinions from June 1, 2007

CITY OF TEXARKANA v. CITIES OF NEW BOSTON, HOOKS, DEKALB, WAKE VILLAGE, MAUD, AVERY, AND ANNONA, No. 04-0797.
DALLAS FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, KEN CLOWER, BRETT STIDHAM, ET AL. v. CITY OF DALLAS, No. 04-0821.
DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SERVICES OF WACO, A TEXAS CORPORATION D/B/A PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER v. DONALD LINNSTAEDTER AND KENNETH BOLEN, No. 05-0108.
FRANK MARYAN BRANDSTETTER HUBICKI v. FESTINA, A LIECHTENSTEIN FOUNDATION, No. 05-0357.
IN RE SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, L.P., No. 05-0511.
JUAN MANUEL TELLEZ v. CITY OF SOCORRO, No. 05-0629.
ABILENE HOUSING AUTHORITY v. GENE DUKE BUILDERS, INC., No. 05-0631.
FIRST COMMERCE BANK, F/K/A BRAZOSPORT BANK OF TEXAS v. CHRISTINE PALMER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND CHRISTINE PALMER AND FREDERICK A. PALMER III, INDEPENDENT CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF FREDERICK A. PALMER, JR., No. 05-0686.
CITY OF ARLINGTON v. CHARLES H. MATTHEWS, No. 06-0251.
CITY OF PASADENA v. KINSEL INDUSTRIES, INC., No. 06-0353.
CITY OF ELSA, TEXAS v. M.A.L., ET AL., No. 06-0516.
THE STATE OF TEXAS v. JUDY BEAM, No. 06-0974.

Opinions from May 11, 2007

F.F.P. OPERATING PARTNERS, L.P. D/B/A MR. CUT RATE #602 v. XAVIER DUENEZ, AND WIFE, IRENE DUENEZ, AS NEXT FRIENDS OF CARLOS DUENEZ AND PABLO DUENEZ, MINORS, No. 02-0381.

Opinions from May 4, 2007

SEAGULL ENERGY E&P, INC. v. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS, No. 03-0364.
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP v. DRESSER-RAND COMPANY, No. 04-0121.
STATE OF TEXAS v. FIDELITY AND DEPOSIT COMPANY OF MARYLAND AND COLONIAL AMERICAN CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY, No. 04-0180.
IN RE BEXAR COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, No. 05-0613.
CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. DOLORES YTUARTE, No. 05-0991.
VERNON R. YOUNG, JR. v. LEWIS QUALLS, No. 05-1091.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting

Opinions from April 27, 2007

IN RE CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG, CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION D/B/A CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL KLEBERG, No. 04-0914.
FARMERS GROUP, INC., ET AL. v. JAN LUBIN, GILBERTO VILLANUEVA, AND MICHAEL PALADINO, No. 05-0169.
SOUTH TEXAS WATER AUTHORITY A/K/A SOUTH TEXAS WATER AUTHORITY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION v. ROMEO L. LOMAS AND W.A.T.E.R. (CITIZENS FOR WATER ACQUIRED THROUGH EQUAL RATES), No. 05-0855.
JAMES VANDEVENDER v. HONORABLE G. MITCH WOODS, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AND JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS, No. 05-0956.

Opinions from April 20, 2007

ROBERT LOW, D.O. AND STEPHEN SMITH, M.D. v. THOMAS J. HENRY AND THE LAW OFFICES OF THOMAS J. HENRY, No. 04-0452.
TOMMY JOE HOLMES v. ALAN BRAD KENT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA ANN MCWHORTER, DECEASED, AND CASSIE ELIZABETH KENT, No. 04-0729.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY v. TOM SONNICHSEN, No. 04-0851.
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY v. BETTY A. COLEY, No. 04-0916.
DR. RICHARD JACKSON v. DAVID AND CAROLYN AXELRAD, No. 04-0923.
GYM-N-I PLAYGROUNDS, INC. v. RON SNIDER, No. 05-0197.
IN RE RLS LEGAL SOLUTIONS, LLC, AND YANDELL ROGERS, III, No. 05-0290.
STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE, AND THE TEXAS LAND COMMISSIONER v. HERBERT W. HOLLAND, No. 05-0292.
IRA RESOURCES, INC. v. ENRIQUE JUAN GRIEGO; AND SONYA GRIEGO, No. 05-0469.
IN THE ESTATE OF MARVIN NASH, DECEASED, No. 05-0538.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TRAILBLAZER HEALTH ENTERPRISES, LLC v. AFUAH BOATENG, JOHNELL SANDERS FERNANDEZ, SHARON LONG GAY, JOEL S. HOCHMAN, ROSALIND HULL, GLORIA ANN TUCKER AND MISSY L. WALKER, No. 05-0752.
IN RE MICHAEL ANGELO BASCO, M.D., No. 05-0771.
IN RE ALVIN GREEN, No. 06-0496.

Opinions from March 23, 2007

IN RE RICKY DERZAPF, No. 06-0669.

Opinions from March 9, 2007

CYNTHIA ZIPP v. ALISA WUEMLING, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE GUARDIAN OF THE ESTATE AND PERSON OF JEWEL W. KELLER, No. 05-0731.
CITY OF DALLAS v. DORA SAUCEDO-FALLS, ET AL., No. 05-0973.
CITY OF SWEETWATER, TEXAS v. ALLAN WADDELL, TIMOTHY CLIBURN, BILLY VILLANUEVA, MARSHALL KISER, ERIC REED, JARROD CAMPBELL, CHRIS SOLES, TODD DONHAM, KERRY BAKER, PATRICK O'NEAL, PAUL KING, JEFF SCHOENFIELD, AND THE SWEETWATER PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, No. 05-1033.
IN RE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, No. 06-0289.
JANE DOE 1, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF JANE DOE 2, A MINOR CHILD v. PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH, No. 06-0686.

Opinions from March 2, 2007

CITIZENS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, CITIZENS, INC., HAROLD RILEY, AND MARK OLIVER v. DR. FERNANDO HAKIM DACCACH, ON BEHALF OF HIMSELF AND ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 03-0505.
MOKI MAC RIVER EXPEDITIONS v. CHARLES DRUGG AND BETSY DRUGG, INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ESTATE OF ANDREW PATRICK DRUGG, No. 04-0432.
CITY OF GALVESTON v. STATE OF TEXAS, No. 04-0890.
IN RE DISCOUNT RENTAL, INC., No. 05-0249.
JACK N. VARNER AND JOYCE L. VARNER v. JOSE L. CARDENAS AND GLORIA CARDENAS, No. 06-0212.
CANDELARIO ONTIVEROS, MELISSA ONTIVEROS, AND MED CARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, INC. v. JUAN FLORES, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERTO FLORES, DECEASED, No. 06-0607.

Opinions from February 23, 2007

ROBERT LEE HOOD v. WAL-MART STORES, INC., No. 05-0902.
IN RE BANK ONE, N.A., No. 06-0093.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON v. STEVE WILLIAMS, ET AL., No. 06-0159.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting

Opinions from February 16, 2007

THE COUNTY OF DALLAS v. LINDA L. WILAND, AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF STANLEY GAINES, JIM GILLIAND, AND SONIA AVINA, No. 04-0247.
COUNTY OF DALLAS, TEXAS AND DERRICK EVANS, CONSTABLE PRECINCT 7 v. LAMAR WALTON, No. 04-0631.

Opinions from February 9, 2007

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO v. TPLP OFFICE PARK PROPERTIES, A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AND MSDW SOUTHWEST PARTNERS, L.L.P., No. 04-1130.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
THOMAS EUGENE NORRIS, SR. AND KAREN LYNN NORRIS v. JOHNNY W. THOMAS, TRUSTEE, No. 05-0476.
STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. TONI WASSON MARTINEZ, No. 05-0812.
WACHOVIA BANK OF DELAWARE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK OF DELAWARE v. MARJORIE GILLIAM AND PATSY CHARLINE FOWLER, No. 05-0903.
JACK IN THE BOX, INC. v. WADE SKILES, No. 05-0911.

Opinions from February 2, 2007

UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION, ALSO KNOWN AS "USAA" v. JAMES STEVEN BRITE, No. 05-0132.

Opinions from December 29, 2006

HALLCO TEXAS, INC. v. MCMULLEN COUNTY, No. 02-1176.
BED, BATH & BEYOND, INC. v. RAFAEL URISTA, No. 04-0332.
BEN BOLT-PALITO BLANCO CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT v. TEXAS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS PROPERTY/CASUALTY JOINT SELF-INSURANCE FUND, No. 05-0340.

Opinions from December 22, 2006

ALTON J. MEYER, MEYER ACQUISITION CORP., AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY v. WMCO-GP, LLC AND BULLOCK MOTOR COMPANY, No. 04-0252.
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. TERESA NICKERSON, No. 04-0427.
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY v. JIMMIE R. NORRIS, No. 04-0514.
LILITH BRAINARD, ET AL. v. TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE CO., No. 04-0537.
TONY GULLO MOTORS I, L.P. AND BRIEN GARCIA v. NURY CHAPA, No. 04-0961.
IN RE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, No. 05-0696.
VIA NET, U.S. DELIVERY SYSTEMS, HOUSTON, U.S. DELIVERY SYSTEMS, INC. AND CORPORATE EXPRESS, INC. v. TIG INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. AND SAFETY LIGHTS CO., No. 05-0785.
TONY HERNANDEZ AND GARY GIBSON v. NATIONAL RESTORATION TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C., TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TRAVELERS LLOYDS OF TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 06-0454.

Opinions from December 15, 2006

LAND ROVER U. K., LTD., LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC., FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND GUNN INFINITY, INC., D/B/A GUNN RANGE ROVER v. JUAN J. HINOJOSA, No. 04-0794.
IN RE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 04-1043.

Opinions from December 8, 2006

THE LONG TRUSTS v. ROBERT M. GRIFFIN, ROBERT M. GRIFFIN, JR., MARVIN AND MARIE OGILVIE AND CHARLES W. CONRAD, No. 04-0825.

Opinions from December 1, 2006

BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY, D/B/A BROOKSHIRE FOOD STORES v. MARY FRANCIS TAYLOR, No. 03-0408.
DONNIE BULANEK, JACKO GARRETT, AND NANCY GARRETT v. WESTTEX 66 PIPELINE COMPANY, No. 04-0011.
EMZY T. BARKER, III AND AVA BARKER D/B/A BRUSHY CREEK BRAHMAN CENTER AND BRUSHY CREEK CUSTOM SIRES v. WALTER W. ECKMAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NOMINEE AND TRUSTEE, ECKMAN, INC., AND LARRY ECKMAN, No. 04-0194.
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY, LANDMARK INSURANCE COMPANY, AND AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES INSURANCE COMPANY v. CAROLE KEETON STRAYHORN, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 04-0429.
MINH THU TRAN, NORMAN L. ROSER AND WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA v. WILLIAM MACHA AND NITA MACHA, No. 04-1107.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY v. GYLES ROBERT ALFORD, No. 05-0164.
CITY OF DALLAS v. MARGARET THOMPSON, No. 05-0787.
QI WU CHISHOLM v. GARY BRYCE CHISHOLM, No. 05-0996.
IN THE INTEREST OF H.R.M., No. 06-0270.
IN THE INTEREST OF R.R. AND S.J.S., CHILDREN, No. 06-0460.
CITY OF WACO, TEXAS v. GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, No. 06-0545.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting

Opinions from November 3, 2006

HOOVER SLOVACEK L.L.P., FORMERLY HOOVER, BAX & SLOVACEK, L.L.P. v. JOHN B. WALTON, JR., No. 04-1004.

Opinions from October 27, 2006

MACK TRUCKS, INC. v. ELIZABETH TAMEZ, ET AL., No. 03-0526.
IN RE GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC. AND NEWELL RUBBERMAID, INC., No. 05-0479.
WESTERN STEEL COMPANY, INC. v. HANK ALTENBURG, No. 05-0630.
MARGARET PARKER AND JIMMY HARVILLE, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIENDS OF SIDNEY HARVILLE, A MINOR v. SHANNAN WEAVER BAREFIELD AND CHAMPION EMS, No. 06-0201.

Opinions from October 20, 2006

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, ET AL. v. HARMAR BOTTLING COMPANY, ET AL., No. 03-0737.
ALEX SHESHUNOFF MANAGEMENT SERVICES, L.P. v. KENNETH JOHNSON AND STRUNK & ASSOCIATES, L.P., No. 03-1050.

Opinions from September 22, 2006

IN RE GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, No. 05-0482.
Percuriam
Per Curiam

Not Sitting
ROBERT W. CARY, M.D. v. MITCH ALFORD, No. 05-1018.