Texas Supreme Court Justices To Hear Arguments At SMU
The Supreme Court of Texas will hear oral arguments in three cases Thursday at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDedman School of Law. Watch it on line.
The full panel of the will hear oral arguments in three cases on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøDedman School of Law.
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The Justices will begin hearing arguments at 9 a.m. in the first floor Hillcrest Appellate Courtroom and Classroom of the Underwood Law Library.Â
All seats in the main room have been reserved, but a live feed of the proceedings will be simulcast in Underwood’s Walsh Classroom, also on the first floor. In addition, St. Mary’s University will provide a live Web cast of the proceedings at .
The cases to be presented are:
- Entergy Gulf States, Inc. v. Summers,
out of Jefferson County - TXI Transportation Co., et al. v. Hughes, et al,
out of Wise County - City of Dallas v. Abbot,
out of Travis County
The Entergy case is the focus of intense, statewide interest. The Supreme Court of Texas agreed to re-hear the case after the court’s decision in late August drew widespread criticism for expanding legal immunity for owners of worksites. The original court decision allows the owner of a business to be considered the general contractor for work done on the business property, opening a loophole for business owners who buy a certain type of workers' compensation insurance to prevent temporary employees from suing for injuries.
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