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Justice Medina delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice O'Neill, Justice Wainwright, Justice Green, and Justice Johnson joined. (PDF)
| 2008-01-30 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2007-12-19 | Letter Received – Amicus Curiae |
| 2007-12-14 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2007-12-14 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed – To identify a cause in View Sheet |
| 2007-11-15 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-11-08 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-30 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-26 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-16 | Response to amicus curiae brief – appellant in case |
| 2007-10-16 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-10 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-05 | Response to Motion for Rehearing – appellant in case |
| 2007-09-27 | response to requested; due ____; see remarks – Indicates motion for rehearing. See Event View Sheet |
| 2007-09-25 | Phone call from Clerk's Office. – |
| 2007-09-19 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2007-09-19 | Motion for Rehearing - Filed – Appellee's motion for rehearing of a cause filed |
| 2007-08-31 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2007-08-31 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2007-07-06 | Notice from Counsel of a change in address – Respondent |
| 2007-05-17 | Address Change – appellee in case |
| 2007-03-16 | Additional citations received. – appellee in case |
| 2007-03-08 | Additional citations received. – appellant in case |
| 2007-02-06 | additional copies received – Amicus Curiae |
| 2007-02-05 | Letter Received – Amicus Curiae |
| 2007-02-05 | Phone call from Clerk's Office. – Amicus Curiae |
| 2007-02-05 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-01-18 | Additional citations received. – appellant in case |
| 2007-01-05 | Notice from Counsel of a change in address – appellant in case |
| 2006-12-06 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-10-31 | Additional citations received. – appellee in case |
| 2006-09-07 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-09-07 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-08-14 | Amicus Curiae Letter Received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-06-26 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – appellant in case |
| 2006-06-22 | Post submission brief – appellant in case |
| 2006-05-03 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-05-03 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-04-03 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – appellee in case |
| 2006-03-31 | Post submission brief – appellee in case |
| 2006-02-24 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-02-14 | Oral argument - – |
| 2006-02-14 | Exhibits in case/cause filed – appellant in case |
| 2006-02-10 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-02-10 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-02-09 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-02-08 | Phone call from Clerk's Office. – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-02-06 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-02-06 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-02-06 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-02-06 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-02-03 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-02-03 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-02-02 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-02-02 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-02-01 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – appellant in case |
| 2006-01-27 | Reply brief. – appellant in case |
| 2006-01-25 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-01-18 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2006-01-18 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – appellee in case |
| 2006-01-17 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2006-01-17 | Brief of appellees filed – appellee in case |
| 2005-12-14 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – appellee in case View Sheet |
| 2005-12-13 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – appellee in case |
| 2005-12-06 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – appellant in case |
| 2005-12-02 | App. Brief filed – appellant in case |
| 2005-11-09 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2005-11-04 | briefing on the merits requested – certified question |
| 2005-11-04 | Case set for oral argument – certified question |
| 2005-11-04 | cert. question accepted – |
| 2005-11-04 | cert. question accepted – |
| 2005-10-05 | Notice of Appeal filed – appellant in case |
| 2005-10-05 | motion to certify question filed – U. S. Certified Question |
| 2005-10-05 | Case Record Filed – appellant in case |
| 2005-10-05 | Notice requesting filing fee – appellant in case |
| 2005-10-05 | Docketing statement filed. – appellant in case |
No court of appeals information.
Appellant's Brief (2006-12-02)
Appellees' Brief (2006-01-17)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Complex Ins. Claims Litigation Assoc. (2006-01-17)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Property Casualty Insurers Assoc. of America (2006-11-09)
Appellant's Reply Brief on the Merits (2006-01-27)
Amicus Curiae Brief of National Assoc. of Home Builders (2006-02-02)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Associated General Contractors of America, et al. (2006-02-02)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Assoc. of Builders (2006-02-06)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Greater Houston Builders Assoc. (2006-02-06)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Nautilus Ins. Co. (2006-02-09)
Appellees' Post Submission Brief (2006-03-31)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Hartford Fire Ins. Co., et al. (2006-05-03)
Appellant's Post-Submission Brief (2006-06-22)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Camden Development, Inc. (2006-09-07)