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Dallas Court of Appeals cases for the week of August 9, 2010

For the week of August 9, 2010, the Dallas Court of Appeals issued seven opinions in civil cases.  Three of these dispose of a case without a detailed discussion of the merits (e.g., dismissing a case for want of prosecution, dismissing a case for mootness, dismissing a case pursuant to settlement).  The remaining four cases are as follows:

Alencar v. Shaw (05-09-01262-CV) –  Recites well-established (1) standard for determining whether “minimum contacts” are established for personal jurisdiction analysis; (2) standard for determining whether “general jurisdiction” is established for personal jurisdiction analysis; and (3) standard for reviewing trial court’s ruling on special appearance.

In re P.C.S. (05-08-00438-CV) –  Recites well-established (1) standard for reviewing trial court’s construction of a statute; and (2) standard for reviewing trial court’s setting of child support payments.

Turner v. Franklin (05-08-00011-CV) – Recites well-established (1) standard for reviewing traditional summary judgment; (2) standard for reviewing no-evidence summary judgment; and (3) elements required to establish gross negligence.

Wikert v. Year One, Inc. (05-09-01543-CV) –  Recites well-established holding that whether a court has personal jurisdiction over a defendant is a question of law that often requires the resolution of factual issues.