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Voting-affinity data
for the 2008 Term
(September 1, 2007 to August 31, 2008)

Brister

Brister

Willett

Willett

In 2008, they participated together in 72 signed decisions

Joined the same opinions	50/72	69.4%
Different opinions, same judgment	8/72	11.1%
Agreed on judgment	58/72	80.6%
Disagreed on judgment	14/72	19.4%

And 45 of those led to split (non-unanimous) opinions

Joined the same opinions	23/45	51.1%
Different opinions, same judgment	8/45	17.8%
Agreed on judgment	31/45	68.9%
Disagreed on judgment	14/45	31.1%

Within those 45 cases that had some split opinions:

23 cases:
Joined the same opinions

UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW COMMITTEE v. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY, INC. AND THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY, No. 04-0138

FAIRFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY v. STEPHENS MARTIN PAVING, LP; CARRIE BENNETT, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF ROY EDWARD BENNETT, DECEASED, AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF LANE EDWARD BENNETT, CODY LEE BENNETT, AND APRIL ANNE BENNETT, MINORS, No. 04-0728

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY v. ARTHUR LEE MORITZ, No. 04-0871

NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY v. MOHAMAD ELCHEHIMI, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PARENT AND NEXT FRIEND OF KHALED ELCHEHIMI AND LUKMAN ELCHEHIMI, MINORS, No. 06-0106

ULICO CASUALTY COMPANY v. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION, No. 06-0247

IN RE MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER, INC., D/B/A MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER AND UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC., No. 05-0892

JCW ELECTRONICS, INC. v. PEARL IRIZ GARZA, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF ROLANDO DOMINGO MONTEZ, DECEASED, AND BELINDA LEIGH CAMACHO, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF ROLANDO KADRIC MONTEZ, A MINOR CHILD, No. 05-1042

PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER A/K/A DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SERVICES OF WACO AND DEPAUL CENTER A/K/A DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY HEALTH SERVICES OF WACO v. JIMMY AND CAROLYN DOWELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF JONATHAN LANCE DOWELL, DECEASED, No. 05-0386

EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY v. ATOFINA PETROCHEMICALS, INC., No. 03-0647

DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION v. BILL INMAN, DAVID CASTRO, AND JOHN WILKINS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, No. 03-1189

MID-CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS AND TEXAS FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. SHEFQET ADEMAJ, No. 05-0016

THE STATE OF TEXAS v. J. GRADY BROWN, JR., No. 05-0236

IN THE MATTER OF H.V., No. 06-0005

TEXAS MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY, CITY OF DENTON, CITY OF GARLAND, AND GEUS F/K/A GREENVILLE ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEM v. PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS AND CITY OF BRYAN, TEXAS, No. 04-0751

PLEASANT GLADE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, REVEREND LLOYD A. MCCUTCHEN, ROD LINZAY, HOLLY LINZAY, SANDRA SMITH, BECKY BICKEL, AND PAUL PATTERSON v. LAURA SCHUBERT, No. 05-0916

IN RE TEAM ROCKET, L.P., MLF AIRFRAMES, INC., AND MARK L. FREDERICK, No. 06-0414

ARKOMA BASIN EXPLORATION COMPANY, INC., ET AL. v. FMF ASSOCIATES 1990-A, LTD., ET AL., No. 03-1066

FOREST OIL CORPORATION AND DANIEL B. WORDEN v. JAMES ARGYLE MCALLEN, EL RUCIO LAND AND CATTLE COMPANY, INC., SAN JUANITO LAND PARTNERSHIP, AND MCALLEN TRUST PARTNERSHIP, No. 06-0178

IN RE JACK JORDEN, M.D., ET AL., No. 06-0369

THE CITY OF ROCKWALL, TEXAS v. VESTER T. HUGHES, AS SOLE INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR OF THE ESTATE OF W. W. CARUTH, DECEASED, No. 05-0126

GILBERT KERLIN, INDIVIDUALLY, GILBERT KERLIN, TRUSTEE, WINDWARD OIL & GAS CORP., AND PI CORP. v. CONCEPCION SAUCEDA, ET AL., No. 05-0653

LAMAR HOMES, INC. v. MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY, No. 05-0832

TEXAS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. PAULA LEDBETTER, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES WADE LEDBETTER, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF DUSTIN WADE LEDBETTER, A MINOR, AND TONJA LEDBETTER AND JAMIE LEDBETTER, INDIVIDUALLY, No. 06-0814

8 cases:
Some divergence on opinions

IN RE PIRELLI TIRE, L.L.C., No. 04-1129

RORY LEWIS, M.D. v. DEWAYNE FUNDERBURK, AS NEXT FRIEND OF WHITNEY FUNDERBURK, No. 06-0518

JAN N. OGLETREE, M.D. AND HEART HOSPITAL OF AUSTIN v. NANCY KAY MATTHEWS AND LUANN MATTHEWS, No. 06-0502

AIC MANAGEMENT v. RHONDA S. CREWS, CURTIS CALDWELL CREWS, ANNETTE CREWS, DENISE CLAUDEN CREWS, AND CLAUDE CREWS, JR., THE HEIRS OF EMMA CREWS, VALDA CREWS, AND EVA FAY GROSS, AND ALDINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, No. 05-0270

MID-CONTINENT INSURANCE COMPANY v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 05-0261

COASTAL OIL & GAS CORPORATION AND COASTAL OIL & GAS USA, L.P. v. GARZA ENERGY TRUST, ET AL., No. 05-0466

TRAMMELL CROW CENTRAL TEXAS, LTD. v. MARIA GUTIERREZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF LUIS GUTIERREZ; AND KAROL FERMAN AS NATURAL PARENT AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF LUIS ANGEL GUTIERREZ, No. 07-0091

IN RE EDUARDO "WALO" GRACIA BAZAN, No. 06-0952

14 cases:
Disagreed about the judgment

IN RE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES, No. 08-0391

TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. CELLULAR ONE GROUP, No. 07-0140

LAWRENCE HIGGINS v. RANDALL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, No. 06-0917

FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, L.P. F/K/A SAMSUNG TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMERICA, INC. AND SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., No. 06-1040

PAJ, INC. D/B/A PRIME ART & JEWEL v. THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, No. 05-0849

ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY v. NOKIA, INCORPORATED, No. 06-1030

OWENS & MINOR, INC. AND OWENS & MINOR MEDICAL, INC. v. ANSELL HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. AND BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY, No. 06-0322

SALEH W. IGAL v. BRIGHTSTAR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. AND BRBA, INC., No. 04-0931

JOHN LELAND, D.D.S. v. GEORGE C. BRANDAL AND RUTH L. BRANDAL, No. 06-1028

IN RE BROOKSHIRE GROCERY COMPANY, No. 05-0300

PERRY HOMES, A JOINT VENTURE, HOME OWNERS MULTIPLE EQUITY, INC., AND WARRANTY UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. ROBERT E. CULL AND S. JANE CULL, No. 05-0882

IN THE INTEREST OF M.N., A CHILD, No. 07-0698

FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY AND OLD REPUBLIC NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY v. SUSAN COMBS, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND GREG ABBOTT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS, No. 05-0541

FKM PARTNERSHIP, LTD., A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM, No. 05-0661