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VII. Appendices
A. Top-Donor Petitions
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The accompanying table lists 20 petitions filed by the petitioners who contributed the most political money to the justices. The petitioning parties and legal counsel that filed each of these petitions contributed totals ranging from $375,522 to $881,709 to the justices. These justices, who accept 11 percent of the petitions that they receive, agreed to accept a remarkable 65 percent of these top-dollar petitions.
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| Coastal Corporation v. Garza, et al. |
96-1208
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$881,709
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$188,645
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No
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| Aetna Casualty Co. v. Union Pacific Resources Co. |
95-0473
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$791,147
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$29,647
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No
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| Quintana Petroleum Corp. v. Kenley |
96-0805
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$632,857
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$6,200
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No
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| Tenneco Oil Co., Fina Oil Co. v. Galveston Terminals, Inc. |
95-0949
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$568,204
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$0
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Yes
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| Southwestern Electric Power Co. v. Burlington Northern RR |
96-0684
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$542,695
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$34,134
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Yes
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| Cook v. Fingold |
95-0572
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$524,345
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$0
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No
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| General Motors Corp. v. Bloyed |
94-0777
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$520,167
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$1,600
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Yes
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| Schlumberger Technology Corp. v. Swanson, et al. |
95-0355
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$516,318
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$354,774
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Yes
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| HEB Grocery Co. v. Moody's Quality Meats, Inc. |
97-0940
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$444,320
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$300
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No
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| Transamerican Natural Gas v. Nancy Rodriguez Fuentes |
96-1243
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$427,601
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$1,000
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Yes
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| U.S. Brass Corp. v. Andraus, et al. |
94-0123
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$404,822
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$5,000
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Yes
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| S & A Restaurant Corp. v. Leal |
94-0844
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$401,772
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$500
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Yes
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| Owens Corning v. Cole, et al. |
98-0180
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$401,322
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$24,408
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No
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| Hyundai Motor Co. v. Alvarado, et al. |
95-0969
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$391,610
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$5,150
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Yes
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| El Paso Electric Co. v. Texas Dept. of Insurance |
95-0943
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$390,323
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$2,225
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Yes
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| Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Nishika Ltd. |
94-1124
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$380,372
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$429,320
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Yes
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| Black v. Martin |
95-1260
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$379,772
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$14,670
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No
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| McCamish Martin Brown & Loeffler v. FE Appling Interests |
97-0970
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$377,422
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$1,000
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Yes
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| Maritime Overseas Corp. v. Ellis |
94-1057
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$376,242
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$163,075
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Yes
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| Standard Fruit & Vegetable Co. v. Johnson |
97-0976
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$375,522
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$0
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Yes
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Yes: 65%
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