Summaries of Civil Opinions and Published Criminal Opinions Issued – Week of September 12, 2011

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Cunningham v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co.,   No. 02-09-00177-CV    (Sept. 14, 2011)   (Dauphinot, J., joined by Livingston, C.J., and Gardner, J.).

Held:   Rule 11 of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, which requires agreements between attorneys or parties to be signed, applies to settlement agreements affecting suits that are pending on appeal. Appellant sued to enforce an alleged agreement to settle a suit while it was pending on appeal. Because Appellees established that no signed settlement agreement exists in this case, the trial court did not err by granting summary judgment for Appellees.

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