Our Results

Selected Published Opinions

United States Supreme Court:

  • Osborn v. Haley, 549 U.S. 225 (2007).
  • Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, 533 U.S. 606 (2001).

United States Courts of Appeals:

  • Hinds Investments, L.P. v. Angioli, 654 F.3d 846 (9th Cir. 2011).
  • Team Enterprises, LLC v. Western Investment Real Estate Trust, 647 F.3d 901 (9th Cir. 2011).
  • R.R. Street & Co., Inc. v. Vulcan Materials Co., 569 F.3d 711 (7th Cir. 2009).
  • Doe v. Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, 416 F.3d 1025 (9th Cir. 2005), reh’g en banc, 470 F.3d 827 (9th Cir. 2006), cert. dismissed pursuant to settlement, 550 U.S. 931 (2007).
  • Neumont v. Florida, 451 F.3d 1284 (11th Cir. 2006).
  • Walker International Holdings, Ltd. v. Republic of Congo, 415 F.3d 413 (5th Cir. 2005).
  • Finger Furniture Co. Inc. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co., 404 F.3d 312 (5th Cir. 2005).
  • Walker International Holdings, Ltd. v. Republic of Congo, 395 F.3d 229 (5th Cir. 2004), cert. denied, 544 U.S. 975 (2005).
  • Schiller v. Physicians Resource Group Inc., 342 F.3d 563 (5th Cir. 2003).
  • California Teachers Association v. State Board of Education, 271 F.3d 1141 (9th Cir. 2001).
  • Delgado v. Shell Oil Co., 231 F.3d 165 (5th Cir. 2000), cert. denied, 532 U.S. 972 (2001).
  • Kona Technology Corp. v. Southern Pacific Transportation Co., 225 F.3d 595 (5th Cir. 2000).

Texas Supreme Court:

  • Chu v. Hong, 249 S.W.3d 441 (Tex. 2008).
  • R.R. Street & Co. Inc. v. Pilgrim Enterprises, Inc., 166 S.W.3d 232 (Tex. 2005).
  • King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman, 118 S.W.3d 742 (Tex. 2003), cert. denied, 541 U.S. 1030 (2004).

Texas Court of Appeals:

  • Allen v. Devon Energy Holdings, L.L.C., 367 S.W.3d 355 (Tex. App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, pet. granted, judgm’t vacated w.r.m.).
  • In re Motor Trike, Inc., 347 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2011, orig. proceeding).
  • In re Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., 303 S.W.3d 386 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2010, orig. proceeding).
  • In re Lesikar, 285 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2009, orig. proceeding).
  • Swank v. Cunningham, 258 S.W.3d 647 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2008, pet. denied).
  • Moon v. Lesikar, 230 S.W.3d 800 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied).
  • BACM 2001-1 San Felipe Road Limited Partnership v. Trafalgar Holdings I, Ltd., 218 S.W.3d 137 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied).
  • TH Investments, Inc. v. Kirby Inland Marine, L.P., 218 S.W.3d 173 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. denied), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 899 (2009).
  • Citgo Refining & Marketing, Inc. v. Garza, 187 S.W.3d 45 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2005, pet. dism’d by agr.).
  • Huynh v. Nguyen, 180 S.W.3d 608 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.).
  • Nip v. Checkpoint Systems, Inc., 154 S.W.3d 767 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2004, no pet.).
  • Tractebel Energy Marketing, Inc. v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 118 S.W.3d 60, opinion supplemented on overruling of reh’g, 118 S.W.3d 929 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2003, no pet.).
  • Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Novus International, Inc., 113 S.W.3d 418 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2003, pet. denied).
  • In re Pinnacle Engineering, Inc., 405 S.W.3d 835 (Tex. App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 2013, orig. proceeding).
  • Wasserberg v. Flooring Services of Texas, LLC, 376 S.W.3d 202 (Tex. App.– Houston [14th Dist.] 2012, no pet.).

California Supreme Court:

  • Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Verjil, 39 Cal. 4th 205, 138 P.3d 220, 46 Cal. Rptr. 2d 73 (2006).
  • Bighorn-Desert View Water Agency v. Beringson, 88 P.3d 497, 12 Cal. Rptr. 3d 591 (2004).

California Court of Appeal:

  • Katz v. Campbell Union High School District, 144 Cal. App. 4th 1024, 50 Cal. Rptr. 3d 839 (2006).
  • Jesson v. Davis, 97 Cal. App. 4th 1032, 118 Cal. Rptr. 2d 839 (2002).

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