State Supreme Court / Tex.

MCI Sales and Service, Inc. v. Hinton

Decided December 17, 2010. Wallace B. Jefferson wrote the opinion for the court.

329 S.W.3d 475 · Cited 143 times

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Sprietsma v. Mercury Marine · 537 U.S. 51
Freightliner Corp. v. Myrick · 514 U.S. 280
Gilcrease v. Garlock, Inc. · 211 S.W.3d 448
Morgan v. Ford Motor Co. · 680 S.E.2d 77
F.F.P. Operating Partners, L.P. v. Duenez · 237 S.W.3d 680
Bic Pen Corp. v. Carter Ex Rel. Carter · 251 S.W.3d 500
C & H NATIONWIDE, INC. v. Thompson · 903 S.W.2d 315
Cimino v. Raymark Industries, Inc. · 751 F. Supp. 649
Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Massachusetts · 471 U.S. 724
Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc. · 471 U.S. 707
Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n v. FCC · 476 U.S. 355
National Liability & Fire Insurance Co. v. Allen · 15 S.W.3d 525
City of New York v. Federal Communications Commission · 486 U.S. 57
Great Dane Trailers, Inc. v. Estate of Wells · 52 S.W.3d 737
Fitzgerald v. Advanced Spine Fixation Systems, Inc. · 996 S.W.2d 864
Hernandez-Gomez v. Volkswagen of America, Inc. · 32 P.3d 424
Williamson v. Mazda Motor of America, Inc. · 167 Cal. App. 4th 905
Priester v. Cromer · 697 S.E.2d 567
City of Rockwall v. Hughes · 246 S.W.3d 621
Amstadt v. United States Brass Corp. · 919 S.W.2d 644
In the Interest of V.L.K. · 24 S.W.3d 338
Fortis Benefits v. Cantu · 234 S.W.3d 642
Edinburg Hospital Authority v. Treviño · 941 S.W.2d 76
Lee v. City of Houston · 807 S.W.2d 290

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