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Justice Green delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Hecht, Justice Wainwright, and Justice Brister joined, and in Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VII of which Justice Willett joined. (PDF)
| 2009-07-10 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2009-06-05 | Mandate Issued – |
| 2009-06-05 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed – To identify a cause in View Sheet |
| 2009-05-19 | Address Change – Petitioner |
| 2009-04-15 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2009-04-15 | Motion for Rehearing - Filed – respondent's motion for rehearing of cause filed |
| 2009-04-03 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2009-04-03 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2009-04-03 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2008-07-23 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2008-02-20 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-30 | File instrument. – Petitioner |
| 2007-10-29 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Amicus Curiae |
| 2007-10-22 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-18 | Oral argument - – |
| 2007-10-12 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-10-12 | Amicus Curiae Brief received and placed w/record – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2007-07-20 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2007-06-01 | Petition for Review under Rule 53 Disposed of – View Sheet |
| 2007-06-01 | Case set for oral argument – OA date & time not set. |
| 2007-06-01 | pet/rev granted – |
| 2006-12-13 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Respondent |
| 2006-12-11 | Waiver notice for brief on the merits – Petitioner |
| 2006-12-07 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2006-11-07 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2006-11-01 | Brief filed. – Petitioner |
| 2006-10-13 | motion for extension of time (remarks) – Respondent View Sheet |
| 2006-10-11 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Respondent |
| 2006-10-09 | Case Record Filed – Clerk of the Court of Appeals |
| 2006-10-06 | Motion for extension of time to file brief. – Respondent |
| 2006-10-06 | Electronic Copy of Brief Posted to Web – Petitioner |
| 2006-10-02 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2006-10-02 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2006-07-26 | response to petition for review filed – Respondent |
| 2006-07-12 | response to requested; due ____; see remarks – Indicates filing re Petition for Review View Sheet |
| 2006-06-06 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2006-06-05 | Response to Petition for Review waived (see remark – Respondent |
| 2006-05-24 | Appendix to Brief filed – Petitioner |
| 2006-05-24 | PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
HCBeck - Petition for Review (2006-05-24)
Rice - Response to Petition (2006-07-26)
HCBeck - Brief on the Merits (2006-11-01)
Rice - Brief on the Merits (2006-12-07)
Amicus Curiae Brief of Texas Building Branch Assoc. General Contractors of America (2007-10-12)