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Spera v. Fleming, Hovenkamp & Grayson, P.C.

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided August 31, 1999No. 14-98-01272-CVPublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DON WITTIG, Justice.

This is an interlocutory appeal from an order denying class certification. Appellants, Sue Spera, James Surowka, Joan Tully, William Tully, Matthew Uto, Harry White, Richard Wood, Nelson Eppert, Helen Groves, Erwin Irmscher, James Keily, Ann Keily, Joseph Langley, and Richard Shore, bring one point of error complaining the trial court abused its discretion in denying class certification. We affirm.

I. Background

The law firm of Fleming, Hovenkamp & Grayson (FH & G) represented appellants in a suit against Shell Oil Company and other defendants for providing defective…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Dianne Castano v. The American Tobacco CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  3. Life Insurance Co. of Southwest v. BristerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
  4. Vinson v. Texas Commerce Bank-Houston, National Ass'n, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1994
  5. RSR Corp. v. Hayes, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1984

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Shuette v. Beazer Homes Holdings Corp.Nevada Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Lopez, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2002
  3. Monsanto Co. v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
  4. Peltier Enterprises, Inc. v. Hilton, Texas Court of Appeals, 12th District (Tyler)2001
  5. Spera v. Fleming, Hovenkamp & Grayson, P.C., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2000

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