Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued – Week of August 17, 2009

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Collins v. Tex Mall, L.P.,   No. 02-07-00370-CV    (Aug. 20, 2009)   (Cayce, C.J., joined by Gardner and Walker, JJ.).

Held:   Under the Texas General Arbitration Act, found in chapter 171 of the civil practice and remedies code, and common law, the trial court lacks authority to review and confirm a “partial final” arbitration award voiding lis pendens when the award does not dispose of all matters submitted to arbitration or a separate independent claim of the parties.

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