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Phillips Staffing Servs. v. Spherion Atl. Workforce, L.L.C., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20873 (E.D. Tex. Mar. 23, 2007)
Court denied motion to dismiss Patricias client's suit in favor of arbitration after finding that opponent had waived right to arbitrate the case.
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Grun v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12399 (W.D. Tex. July 1, 2004)
Court granted summary judgment in favor of Patricia's client, Countrywide Home Loans, in complex lawsuit brought by borrower seeking to set aside home equity loan as having been obtained by fraud. The court found that the borrower did not lack mental capacity, that all foreclosure procedures were properly followed, that the home equity lien was valid and that if there was any fraud at origination, such fraud was committed by the borrower's son who was acting as her attorney.
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Hodge v. N. Trust Bank of State, 54 S.W.3d 518 (Tex. App. – Eastland 2001, pet. denied)
Court granted summary judgment in favor of Patricia's client, Northern Trust Bank, in a lawsuit filed by son for conversion of funds held on his behalf in a CD. The court held that the CD was a special deposit, that the discovery rule did not apply and that the claims were all barred by the statutes of limitations.
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Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v. Lindsay, 787 S.W.2d 51 (Tex. 1990)
Patricia obtained a writ of mandamus in favor of Chase Manhattan, after the trial court erroneously concluded that it no longer had jurisdiction to compel the appearance of opponent at deposition.