Wesley Rattray, et. al, v. City of Brownsville, 20-0975 (Tex. March 10, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case regarding property damage arising from the operation or use of motor driven equipment. The Texas Supreme Court reversed the granting
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An F-5 general discharge is insufficient evidence of disparagement of character to require a name clearing hearing as part of termination of employment due process. Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs City of Fort Worth v. Joel Fitzgerald,
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City of San Antonio v DHL Express, Inc., 04-22-00603-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, Jan. 25, 2023) This is a contractual immunity case in relation to a lease at the San Antonio Airport. The Fourth Court of Appeals held entering into the
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Gulf Coast Center v Curry, 20-0856 (Tex. December 30, 2022) In this Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case, the Texas Supreme Court held the statutory caps on damages are not only jurisdictional but are the plaintiff’s burden to establish as part of
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Brown v City of Houston, et al., 22-0256 (Tex, February 3, 2023) In response to a U.S. 5th Circuit certified question, the Texas Supreme Court held that under Texas law, a person wrongfully imprisoned cannot maintain a claim if the person receives
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Phil Bellamy v. The City of Brownsville, et al, 13-22-00087-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, January 26, 2023) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a temporary injunction where the Thirteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the denial. The case involved
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City of Houston, Texas v Sheila McGriff, 01-21-00487-CV, (Tex. App – Hou [1st], Dec. 15, 2022) This is a TTCA case involving a vehicular accident with a city owned vehicle. Appellee (“McGriff”) was driving a bus and Appellant’s (“the City”) employee was
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Leonarda Leach v City of Tyler, 21-0606 (Tex. September 16, 2022), per curiam. This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Texas Supreme Court held the Plaintiff provided proper notice of claim to the City in order to
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City of Laredo and City of Laredo Municipal Civil Service Commission v. Tony H. Moreno, 04-21-00413-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, Aug. 24, 2022) This is a civil service appeal where the Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the City’s
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Lakshmana Viswanath v. The City of Laredo, 04-21-00413-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, Aug. 24, 2022). This is the second appeal arising from the City of Laredo’s ethics commission decision. In this case, the San Antonio Court of Appeals reformed an award
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