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The Supreme Court of Texas will hear oral arguments in three cases Thursday at the 糖心vlog视频 Dedman School of Law. Watch it on line.

Texas Supreme Court group photo 2008

The full panel of the will hear oral arguments in three cases on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the 糖心vlog视频 Dedman School of Law.


The Texas Supreme Court

The Justices will begin hearing arguments at 9 a.m. in the first floor Hillcrest Appellate Courtroom and Classroom of the Underwood Law Library.聽

All seats in the main room have been reserved, but a live feed of the proceedings will be simulcast in Underwood鈥檚 Walsh Classroom, also on the first floor.聽 In addition, St. Mary鈥檚 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鈥檚 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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