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Chief Justice Jefferson delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Justice Medina, Justice Green, Justice Guzman, and Justice Lehrmann joined. (PDF)
| 2011-11-02 | Case stored in record room – |
| 2011-10-20 | Mandate issued – |
| 2011-08-26 | Court approved judgment sent to attys of record – |
| 2011-08-26 | Dissenting opinion issued. – |
| 2011-08-26 | Opinion issued – To identify a cause in |
| 2011-01-28 | Post submission brief – Petitioner |
| 2011-01-04 | Oral argument – |
| 2011-01-04 | Oral argument - – |
| 2010-12-29 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Petitioner |
| 2010-12-17 | Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received – Respondent |
| 2010-12-03 | Case set for oral argument – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-12-03 | Petition for Review granted – |
| 2010-12-03 | Petition for Review disposed – View Sheet |
| 2010-07-13 | Reply brief – Petitioner |
| 2010-06-28 | Brief filed. – Respondent |
| 2010-06-07 | Brief filed. – Petitioner |
| 2010-05-24 | Designation of Lead Counsel – Respondent |
| 2010-05-17 | Case Record Filed – Clerk of the Court of Appeals |
| 2010-05-07 | Record Requested in Petition for Review – |
| 2010-05-06 | briefing on the merits requested – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-04-23 | Reply filed – Petitioner |
| 2010-04-09 | Response to Petition for Review filed – Respondent |
| 2010-03-08 | Motion for Extension of Time disposed. – ** See Remarks View Sheet |
| 2010-03-05 | M/E/T to file response – Respondent |
| 2010-02-24 | Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response; mailbox rule does not apply – Indicates filing re Petition for Review |
| 2010-02-16 | Case forwarded to Court – |
| 2010-02-11 | Response to Petition for Review waived (see remark – Respondent |
| 2010-01-19 | Electronic copies of brief posted to website – Petitioner |
| 2010-01-19 | Appendix to Brief filed – Petitioner |
| 2010-01-19 | Petition for Review filed – Petitioner |
| 2010-01-06 | Second m/e/t to file petition for review disposed – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2010-01-05 | Designation of Lead Counsel – Petitioner |
| 2010-01-05 | Second m/e/t to file petition for review filed – Petitioner |
| 2009-12-04 | M/E/T to file petition for review disposed – Petitioner View Sheet |
| 2009-12-03 | M/E/T to file petition for review filed – Petitioner |
Petition for Review (2010-01-19)
Response to Petition - Filed: 04/09/2010 (2010-04-09)
Reply in Support of Petition - Filed: 04/23/2010 (2010-04-23)
Petitioner's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 06/07/2010 (2010-06-07)
Respondent's Brief on the Merits - Filed: 06/28/2010 (2010-06-28)
Petitioner's Reply Brief - Filed: 07/13/2010 (2010-07-13)
Petitioner's Post-Submission Letter Brief - Filed: 01/28/2010 (2010-01-28)