Narrative Opinion Summary
Parties, Actavis Mid Atlantic LLC and Actavis Elizabeth LLC, appealed a case against the State of Texas and Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys, Inc. The appeal was originally filed in the Third Court of Appeals but was transferred to the Seventh District Court of Appeals for docket equalization by the Texas Supreme Court. The parties submitted an Agreed Motion to Set Aside the Judgment Without Regard to the Merits, indicating they had reached a settlement. The court granted this motion, setting aside the trial court's judgment without addressing the merits of the case, and remanded the matter to the trial court to finalize the settlement agreement. The court specified that no rehearing requests would be considered and that the mandate would be issued immediately.
Legal Issues Addressed
Agreed Motion to Set Aside Judgmentsubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The parties submitted an agreed motion to set aside the judgment due to reaching a settlement, which was granted by the appellate court.
Reasoning: The parties submitted an Agreed Motion to Set Aside the Judgment Without Regard to the Merits, indicating they had reached a settlement.
Appellate Court Jurisdiction Transfersubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The case was transferred from the Third Court of Appeals to the Seventh District Court of Appeals for docket equalization.
Reasoning: The appeal was originally filed in the Third Court of Appeals but was transferred to the Seventh District Court of Appeals for docket equalization by the Texas Supreme Court.
Judgment Set Aside Without Regard to Meritssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellate court set aside the trial court's judgment without considering the merits of the case, following the parties' settlement agreement.
Reasoning: The court granted this motion, setting aside the trial court's judgment without addressing the merits of the case, and remanded the matter to the trial court to finalize the settlement agreement.
Mandate Issuance and Rehearing Requestssubscribe to see similar legal issues
Application: The appellate court specified that no requests for rehearing would be considered and issued the mandate immediately.
Reasoning: The court specified that no rehearing requests would be considered and that the mandate would be issued immediately.