Opinions

Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Guzman, Justice Lehrmann, Justice Devine, and Justice Blacklock joined. PDF

Justice Johnson delivered a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Boyd joined.View Electronic Briefs | Oral Argument | Video PDF

Court of Appeals

Appellate District:	8th Court of Appeals
Outcome Below:	Affirmed
COA Docket No.:	08-16-00120-CV
Opinion Author:	Honorable Gina M. Palafox

Trial Court

Trial Court:	205th District Court
Trial Judge:	Honorable Francisco Dominguez
Trial Docket:	2013DCV3496

Date	Event	Outcome
2018-10-19	Motion for Rehearing - Disposed	Denied
2018-10-19	Mandate issued
	This case was waiting for a decision about a pending motion for rehearing between July 20, 2018 and October 19, 2018.
2018-07-20	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2018-06-18	Motion for Rehearing
2018-06-18	Case forwarded to Court
2018-06-08	Dissenting opinion issued.	Issued
2018-06-08	Court approved judgment sent to attorneys of record	Issued
2018-06-08	Opinion issued	Court of appeals' judgment affirmed
2018-05-24	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-05-21	Reply to Amicus Curiae Brief (Respondent)
2018-05-18	Response to Amicus Curiae Brief filed (Petitioner)
2018-05-16	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
	This case was awaiting the Court's decision after oral argument between March 1, 2018 and May 16, 2018.
2018-03-01	Oral argument
2018-03-01	Submission Schedule
2018-03-01	Post submission brief filed (Respondent)
2018-02-27	Exhibits in case/cause filed (Petitioner)
2018-02-23	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-02-22	Amicus Curiae Letter Received
2018-02-09	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2018-02-06	Oral Argument Submission Form from Attorney received
2018-01-19	Amicus Curiae Brief received
2018-01-19	Petition for Review disposed	Filing granted
2018-01-19	Petition for Review granted
2018-01-19	Case set for oral argument	Case set for oral argument
2017-12-19	Reply Brief (Petitioner)
2017-12-04	Brief on the Merits (Respondent)
2017-11-14	Call received
2017-11-14	Amended Brief filed (Petitioner)
2017-11-13	Brief on the Merits (Petitioner)
2017-10-05	Case Record Filed
2017-09-27	Motion for Extension of Time to File Brief filed
2017-09-27	Motion for Extension of Time disposed.	Filing granted
2017-09-22	Brief on the Merits Requested
2017-09-22	Record Requested in Petition for Review
2017-08-24	Reply to Response (Petitioner)
2017-08-10	Response to Petition (Respondent)
2017-07-21	Supreme Court of Texas Requested Response
2017-06-20	Case forwarded to Court
2017-06-16	Response Waiver filed
2017-06-12	Petition for Review (Petitioner)

Party	Counsel	Role
James Wedel and Michelle Wedel	Mr. G. Alan Waldrop Mr. Ryan D. Greene Mr. Jason M. Medina Mr. Kevin T. Glasheen Mr. Paul M. Terrill III	Respondent
Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company	Mr. Jeffrey C. Glass Mr. David L. Plaut	Petitioner

Amicus Curiae	Counsel
Texas Mutual Insurance Company	Ms. Mary A. Keeney Ms. Jackie M. Kenyon Ms. Mary Barrow Nichols
Exxon Mobil Corporation	Mr. David M. Gunn
Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania	Mr. Loren R. Smith
Texas Trial Lawyers Association	Mr. Peter M. Kelly Mr. Glenn W. Cunningham
National Council on Compensation Insurance	Mr. Robert F. Johnson III Ms. Kimberly A. Yelkin