Opinions

Justice Bland delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Boyd, Justice Devine, Justice Busby, and Justice Huddle joined. PDF

Justice Blacklock delivered a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Guzman joined.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument PDF

Justice Guzman delivered a dissenting opinion. PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	8th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Affirmed
COA Docket No.:	08-16-00121-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Yvonne Rodriguez

Trial Court

Trial Court:	County Court at Law No 6
County:	El Paso
Trial Judge:	Honorable M. Sue Kurita
Trial Docket:	2014-DCV0368

Date	Event	Outcome
2021-04-22	Mandate issued
2021-03-19	Opinion issued	Court of Appeals' judgment reversed; cause remanded to trial court
2021-03-19	Dissenting opinion issued.	Issued
2021-03-19	Dissenting opinion issued.	Issued
2021-03-19	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between December 17, 2020 and March 19, 2021.
2020-12-17	Amicus Curiae Brief received
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between September 17, 2020 and December 17, 2020.
2020-09-17	Oral argument
2020-09-04	Submission Schedule
2020-08-26	Notice of Appearance
2020-08-26	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-08-25	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2020-08-14	Letter sent to parties from Supreme Court - See Remarks
2020-06-26	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2020-06-05	Petition for Review granted
2020-06-05	Supreme Court of Texas Orders Issued
2020-06-05	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2020-05-27	Notice from Counsel of a change in address
	This case was pending on merits briefs between April 6, 2020 and May 27, 2020.
2020-04-06	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2020-04-01	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2020-03-18	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2020-03-18	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2020-02-10	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2020-02-10	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2020-01-27	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2020-01-14	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2020-01-14	Electronic communication received from Party
2020-01-13	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2020-01-13	Electronic communication sent to Party
2019-12-13	Brief on the Merits Requested
2019-11-14	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2019-10-30	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2019-09-25	Phone call from Clerk's Office
2019-09-25	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response disposed	Filing granted
2019-09-25	Motion for Extension of Time to File Response
2019-09-25	Notice of Appearance
2019-08-30	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
	This case was waiting for a decision about briefing or a possible grant between April 9, 2019 and August 30, 2019.
2019-04-09	Case forwarded to Court
2019-04-08	Response Waiver filed
2019-04-04	Petition for Review (Petitioner)
2019-04-04	Clerk's Record
2019-04-04	Court reporter/recorder's record

Party	Counsel	Role
Hinojos, Louis	Ms. Sharon S. McCally Mr. David P. Wilson Mr. Andrew B. Bender Mr. Chad T. Wilson	Petitioner
Pulido, Raul	Ms. Angela Morrow Nickey Mr. Ruben S. Robles Mr. Craig T. Enoch Ms. Melissa A. Lorber	Respondent
State Farm Lloyds	Ms. Angela Morrow Nickey Ms. Melissa A. Lorber Mr. Ruben S. Robles Mr. Craig T. Enoch	Respondent

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
United Policyholders	Mr. Andrew P. Slania Mr. Benjamin Wickert Jeffrey L. Raizner