Harris v. Serpas No. 13-30337 (5th Cir. March 12, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the 5th Circuit affirmed a trial courts grant of summary judgment of 5 police officers on the basis of qualified immunity. The police officers arrived at
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Eugene Eldridge and Raymond Perry v. Brazoria County, 01-13-00314-CV (Tex. Ap. – Houston [1st Dist.], March 27, 2014). This is a premise liability case where Eldridge and Perry were involved in an automobile accident on a county-owned road. The trial court
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City of Sachse v. Dan Wood, 05-13-00773-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, March 27, 2014). This is a Whistleblower Act case where the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction of the City. Woods was a lieutenant
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Larry M. Gentilello M.D. v. University of Texas Southwestern Health Systems, 05-13-00149-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, March 24, 2014) and Larry M. Gentilello M.D. v. Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkand Hospital 05-13-00150-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, March 24, 2014). This
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The City of South Houston v. Sandra Rodriguez, 14-12-01119-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th], March 20, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Whistleblower Act case which the Fourteenth Court of
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The City of San Antonio and The City of San Antonio Board of Adjustment v. Asher Reilly and Five Aces, 04-13-00221-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, March 19, 2014). This is an appeal from a trial court order which reversed the
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San Antonio Water System v. Robert Overby and Teresa Overby, 04-13-00364-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, March 19, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a flooding case which the San
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Michael W. Lacey v. City of DeSoto, et al, 03-12-00122-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, March 14, 2014). This is an appeal from a trial court order granting the City and (what was formerly designated as) TCLOSE’s plea and motion to dismiss
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Frey v. Donnie Foster, Sheriff of Fannin County, et al., 06-13-00086-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, March 14, 2014). This is a slip-and-fall premise defect case brought by an inmate and is governed by Chapter 14 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. SCORPIO DEVELOPMENT, LLC., 13-13-00445-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, March 13, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in an inverse condemnation case which the 13th Court of Appeals
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