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Six Months of the Texas Business Court: Looking Back as Court of Appeals Weighs in on Jurisdiction

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Since opening its doors on September 1, 2024, the Texas Business Court has seen 86 cases1 cross the docket of its five active divisions,2 with the scope of the court’s jurisdiction being a common—and hotly contested—issue. In...more

Chartwell Law

Where Appeals Begin

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I remember listening to Justice Frank Cleckley of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, my professor for Evidence, open his first lecture with a discussion of Federal Rule of Evidence 103. As a young law student, I was...more

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Jury Charges and Oral Argument | David Keltner | Texas Appellate Law Podcast

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[Co-Host: Jody Sanders] When people think about appeals, they may not realize that some of the most important appellate work happens in the trial court. One of the keys to a successful appeal is making sure that the jury...more

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The Note From the Deliberating Jury

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With a jury deliberating, there is nothing more exactingly scrutinized by trial lawyers than a written question emanating from the jury deliberation room to the trial judge. As the judge reads the question, the lawyers,...more

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Don't Leave it to the Appellate Court to "Make the Best of a Bad Thing": The Seventh Circuit is the Latest to Require a...

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On September 2, 2020, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Continental Vineyard, LLC v. Vinifera Wine Co., LLC, and adopted a new contemporaneous objection rule for the circuit in doing so. In this...more

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