THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS

PAJ, INC. D/B/A PRIME ART & JEWEL v. THE HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑04‑01047‑CV, 170 SW3d 258, 08‑26‑05)

The Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment, renders judgment in part, and remands the case to the trial court in part.

Justice O'Neill delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Chief Justice Jefferson, Justice Brister, Justice Medina, and Justice Green joined.

Justice Willett delivered a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Hecht, Justice Wainwright, and Justice Johnson joined.

BRUCE WAYNE HOUSER v. KENNETH W. MCELVEEN, ET AL.; from Jackson County; 13th district (13‑05‑00426‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 02‑09‑06)

Pursuant to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 59.1, after granting the petition for review and without hearing oral argument, the Court reverses the court of appeals' judgment and remands the case to that court.

Per Curiam Opinion

PRODIGY COMMUNICATIONS CORP. v. AGRICULTURAL EXCESS & SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY, N/K/A GREAT AMERICAN E & S INSURANCE COMPANY AND GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑05‑00442‑CV, 195 SW3d 764, 05‑30‑06)

[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., February 26, 2008.]

Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

BARBARA ROBINSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN ROBINSON, DECEASED v. CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC., INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SUCCESSOR TO MUNDET CORK CORPORATION; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑04‑00658‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑04‑06)

[Note: This case has been set for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., February 7, 2008.]

Time allotted to argue: 20/20 minutes

FINANCIAL INDUSTRIES CORPORATION v. XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

GREAT AMERICAN LLOYDS INSURANCE COMPANY AND MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY v. ARCHON INVESTMENTS, INC. D/B/A GEMS CUSTOM HOMES; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑03‑01299‑CV, 174 SW3d 334, 08‑25‑05)

UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY v. COASTAL REFINING & MARKETING, INC., COASTAL OFFSHORE INSURANCE LIMITED, AND LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑04‑00651‑CV, 218 SW3d 279, 03‑08‑07)

FRANCISCO JAVIER RANGEL v. BOBBY ROBINSON AND EDWARD MCDONALD; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑05‑00318‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑01‑07)

JOSE E. RODRIGUEZ, M.D., AND GRANT R. MCKEEVER, M.D., P.A. v. LOUIS JOHN GAVREL; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑04‑00637‑CV, 225 SW3d 758, 05‑03‑07)

BONNIE L. JOHNSON ON BEHALF OF CHELSEA ELIZABETH JOHNSON, BENEFICIARY v. CHARLES CHESTNUTT; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑05‑01341‑CV, 225 SW3d 737, 04‑27‑07)

ALEJANDRO PEREZ AND BOBBIE PEREZ v. EMBREE CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC.; from Tom Green County; 3rd district (03‑05‑00292‑CV, 228 SW3d 875, 06‑27‑07)

CHARLES K. SALLIE v. JOHN DOE, ET AL.; from Wichita County; 2nd district (02‑06‑00370‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑09‑07)
motion for appointment of counsel alternatively, for renewal or reconsideration denied

SAN JUAN BASIN ROYALTY TRUST v. BURLINGTON RESOURCES OIL & GAS COMPANY LP; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑06‑00485‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑16‑07)

MERIDIAN PRECAST & GRANITE, INC. v. KENNETH R. MCGOWAN; from McLennan County; 10th district (10‑06‑00364‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑18‑07)

CHARLETTE DOWNING, AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF JUSTIN D. PRUITT v. ABILENE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC, P.L.L.C.; from Taylor County; 11th district (11‑06‑00012‑CV, 233 SW3d 532, 08‑23‑07)

RISCHON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND JOHN HAWKINS v. RON WALKER AND MARLA WALKER; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑05‑00387‑CV, 233 SW3d 380, 07‑05‑07)

DAVID R. HAWKINS, INDIVIDUALLY AND D/B/A DAVID HAWKINS HOMES v. RODRICK JONES AND LINDA JONES; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑06‑00139‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑12‑07)

LEZLEY FARMER, UNITY DANCE COMPANY, LLC, BILL BRATCHER, AND DONNA BRATCHER v. JENNIFER HOLLEY; from McLennan County; 10th district (10‑06‑00406‑CV, 237 SW3d 758, 08‑29‑07)

MICHAEL OUSEY, KIRSTEN OUSEY, ROBERT F. WEST AND ELIZABETH WEST v. ROBERT L. OWENS, JR., AND SYLVIA LEE OWENS; from Hays County; 3rd district (03‑05‑00329‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑30‑07)
as corrected

STEVEN BIERMERET v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑06‑00240‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑09‑07)

KATHERINE WEEKS v. AFFILIATED COMPUTER SERVICES, INC.; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑06‑00996‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑10‑07)

DOUGLAS A. TERRY, D.D.S., ET AL. v. JOHN CHRISTIAN SCHIRO, D.D.S., ET AL.; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑07‑00060‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑26‑07)

MICHAEL R. BENBO v. U.T.M.B, ET AL.; from Anderson County; 7th district (07‑06‑00287‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑24‑07)

ROBERT TROTTER GIFT FUND FOR THOMAS U/A/D 5-3-81, A/K/A ROBERT TROTTER GIFT TRUST FOR THOMAS U/A/D 5-3-82, AND THOMAS S. TROTTER v. TRINITY UNIVERSAL INSURANCE CO.; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑05‑00330‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑13‑07)

CHRIS MALLIOS v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL.; from Galveston County; 14th district (14‑06‑00294‑CV, 237 SW3d 778, 08‑30‑07)
as corrected

ERIC RED v. JOHN DOHERTY, AND DOHERTY & CATLOW; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑06‑00478‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑20‑07)

ALISTA MAXWELL v. HEIDI JANE SEIFERT, M.D.; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑06‑00902‑CV, 237 SW3d 423, 09‑18‑07)
as redrafted

JOSE SANTANA v. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION & WILLIAM MCCREA; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑05‑00452‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑16‑07)

RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. v. ALLAN J. BELZBERG, M.D. AND THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY; from Harris County; 14th district (14‑06‑01083‑CV, 238 SW3d 492, 09‑25‑07)

EVANGELINA GARCIA v. STACY J. HAIGNEY AND PAUL C. TANG; from Hidalgo County; 13th district (13‑06‑00367‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑02‑07)

SANDRA ADAIR, ET AL. v. VERITAS DGC LAND, INC.; from Galveston County; 14th district (14‑06‑00254‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑27‑07)

DAVID W. NOELL, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS LIMITED PARTNER IN CROW-BILLINGSLEY AIR PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP v. CROW-BILLINGSLEY AIR PARK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; from Collin County; 5th district (05‑06‑00889‑CV, 233 SW3d 408, 07‑12‑07)

GRACIE GARCIA, ET AL. v. VICENTE RODRIGUEZ, M.D.; from Nueces County; 13th district (13‑05‑00747‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑30‑07)
as amended

PETER H. EGGERT v. LEE ROY GAITAN; from Erath County; 11th district (11‑06‑00117‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑06‑07)

IN THE INTEREST OF J.F., J.J. AND J.J., CHILDREN; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑07‑00007‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 10‑11‑07)

LUBRICANTS USA, LP., LUBRICANTS MANAGEMENT GROUP, LP., APL MANAGEMENT, LLC, CHRIS HAIRE, AND ROBERT BLAKE SHAW v. GREGORY A. BIRD AND MICHAEL G. RADLER; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑06‑00061‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑31‑07)

LAURANCE KRIEGEL v. WILLIAM C. ZAPALAC; from Parmer County; 7th district (07‑07‑00342‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑28‑07)

The Court strikes the petition for review with the following notations: "The petition violates Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.4(d) and 9.4(h) and is struck. Petitioner is ordered to redraw; the redrawn petition is due to be filed January 22, 2008."

GRANT THORNTON LLP v. SUNTRUST BANK, ATLANTA, ET AL.; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑03‑00302‑CV, 133 SW3d 342, 04‑29‑04)

MARY ANGELINE FINKE, ET AL. v. ROBERT MORRELL, ET AL.; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑01‑00159‑CV, 184 SW3d 257, 11‑03‑05)
2 motions for rehearing

AIG AVIATION (TEXAS), INC. AND NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA v. HOLT HELICOPTERS, INC.; from Uvalde County; 4th district (04‑05‑00291‑CV, 198 SW3d 276, 04‑26‑06)

Dissenting opinion by Justice Willett

SOL LEVINE, DOROTHEA LEVINE, AND MARDAN ENERGY CORPORATION v. SHACKELFORD, MELTON & MCKINLEY, L.L.P.; BRAGG, CHUMLEA, MCQUALITY; AND JOSEPH G. CHUMLEA, P.C.; from Dallas County; 5th district (05‑05‑00374‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑07‑06)

Per Curiam Opinion

MICHAEL J. BURKE, M.D. AND RANDALL S. ZANE, M.D. v. KELLEY BROOKE SURBER, INDIVIDUALLY, AND ON BEHALF OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM TATE SURBER, DECEASED, AND AS NEXT FRIEND OF LOREN BAILEY SURBER AND NICHOLAS TATE SURBER, MINOR CHILDREN, WALTER SIDNEY SURBER, AND MARGIE SURBER; from Nueces County; 13th district (13‑02‑00360‑CV, 194 SW3d 108, 06‑08‑06)

BFI WASTE SYSTEMS OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. AND BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC. v. NORTH ALAMO WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, JIMMY STEIDINGER, ENGELMAN IRRIGATION DISTRICT AND HIDALGO COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1; from Hidalgo County; 13th district (13‑04‑00069‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 04‑13‑06)

CLAUDE HUGH LLOYD v. CROSBY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL.; from Harris County; 1st district (01‑05‑00431‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 09‑28‑06)

JEROME LEONARD JOHNSON v. G. OLIVER, ET AL.; from Houston County; 12th district (12‑06‑00187‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 03‑07‑07)

ALON USA, LP AND ALON USA GP, INC. v. THE STATE OF TEXAS; from Travis County; 3rd district (03‑03‑00431‑CV, 222 SW3d 19, 05‑26‑05)

APPARAJAN GANESAN v. MIKE BRANNIGAN, KELLI WARD, RENEE HAWKINS, GAYLE ANDERSON, MICHAEL UPSHAW, PATRICIA GRAHOVEC, FAYE ROSS; from Mitchell County; 11th district (11‑06‑00095‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑10‑07)

IN RE GABRIELE ATTERBERRY; from El Paso County; 8th district (08‑07‑00171‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 07‑19‑07)
emergency motion for temporary relief denied

IN RE CLYDE NUBINE; from Bee County; 13th district (13‑07‑00431‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 08‑30‑07)

IN RE FRANCIS ANTHONY CHECK AND MICHAEL S. BOX; from Bexar County; 4th district (04‑07‑00801‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑14‑07)
stay order issued November 15, 2007, lifted
motion for leave to exceed page limit dismissed as moot
motion to strike portions of real party in interest's response to mandamus denied
real party in interest's motion for leave to file response to relator's reply brief dismissed as moot
real party in interest's motion for leave to file amended response to mandamus dismissed as moot
motion for sanctions denied

IN RE R. WAYNE JOHNSON; 7th district (07‑07‑00431‑CV)

IN RE WENDELL S. MCCALL; from Tarrant County; 2nd district (02‑07‑00374‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 11‑06‑07)

IN RE DEREK M. BAILEY; from Guadalupe County; 4th district (04‑07‑00709‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 12‑05‑07)
notice of direct appeal, being treated as a petition for writ of mandamus, denied
motion to stay denied

IN RE MARY MATHIS; from Dallas County
relator's amended motion for temporary relief denied
relator's motion for sanctions denied

IN RE NELSON B. FREIMER, M.D.; from Hidalgo County; 13th district (13‑07‑00335‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 05‑31‑07)
motion to dismiss pursuant to settlement granted
stay order issued September 21, 2007, lifted

IN RE WESLEY F. HONZA, JR. & ROBERT A. HONZA; from Ellis County; 10th district (10‑07‑00378‑CV, ___ SW3d ___, 01‑02‑08)
unopposed motion to dismiss petition for writ of mandamus granted
relator's motion for emergency relief dismissed as moot

IN RE TRACTOR SUPPLY CO. OF TEXAS LP D/B/A TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY #1120 AND TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY; from Jim Wells County; 4th district
relators' motion for emergency relief granted
stay order issued

[Note: The petition for writ of mandamus remains pending before this Court.]