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Justice Hecht delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Wainwright, Justice Medina, Justice Green, Justice Willett, Justice Guzman, and Justice Lehrmann joined. (PDF)
| 2011-07-13 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2011-03-02 | Mandate issued – |
| 2011-02-25 | Motion for Rehearing - Disposed – To identify a cause in View Sheet |
| 2011-01-19 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2011-01-19 | Motion for Rehearing - Filed – Respondent's Motion for Rehearing of Cause filed |
| 2010-12-20 | M/E/T to file Motion for Rehearing disposed – View Sheet |
| 2010-12-17 | M/E/T to file motion for rehearing – Respondent |
| 2010-12-03 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2010-12-03 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2010-12-03 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2010-12-03 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2010-05-20 | Post submission brief – Petitioner |
| 2010-05-05 | Post submission brief – Respondent |
| 2010-04-15 | Oral argument – |
| 2010-03-19 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Petitioner |
| 2010-03-18 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Respondent |
| 2010-03-12 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-03-12 | Petition for Review granted – |
| 2010-03-12 | Petition for Review disposed – View Sheet |
| 2009-10-27 | Reply brief. – Petitioner |
| 2009-10-12 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2009-09-21 | Brief filed. – Petitioner |
| 2009-09-01 | Case Record Filed – Clerk of the Court of Appeals |
| 2009-08-25 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2009-08-21 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2009-07-01 | Amicus Curiae Brief received – Received (instead of filed) |
| 2009-06-22 | response to petition for review filed – Respondent |
| 2009-05-22 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response; mailbox rule does not apply – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2009-05-12 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2009-05-05 | Response to Petition for Review waived (see remark – Respondent |
| 2009-04-22 | Appendix to Brief filed – Petitioner |
| 2009-04-22 | PETITION FOR REVIEW FILED – Petitioner |
Petition for Review - Filed: 04/22/2009 (2009-04-22)
Response to Petition - Filed: 06/22/2009 (2009-06-22)
Amicus Brief - Office of Injured Employee Counsel - Received: 07/01/2009 (2009-07-01)
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 09/21/2009 (2009-09-21)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 10/12/2009 (2009-10-12)
Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 10/27/2009 (2009-10-27)
Respondent's Post-Submission Letter Brief - Filed: 05/05/2010 (2010-05-05)
Petitioner's Post-Submission Brief - Filed: 05/20/2010 (2010-05-20)
Motion for Rehearing - Filed: 01/19/2011 (2011-01-19)