Hernandez v County of Zapata, 04-19-00507-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonino, July 8, 2020). This is a breach of contract/garbage collection case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals upheld an order granting the County’s summary judgment against Hernandez. The County of
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Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs Univ. of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. V. Rhoades, No. 05-19-00445-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas June 30, 2020). This is a medical negligence case brought under the Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) filed after a
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Special guest author Laura Mueller, City Attorney of Dripping Springs City of Corpus Christi v. Graham Constr. Servs., Inc., 2020 WL 3478661, No. 13-19-00367-CV (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi June 25, 2020) (mem. op.). This is a breach of contract claim under Chapter 271
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Del Mar College District v Ken Paxton, 03-19-00094-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 1, 2020) This is a Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed an order requiring the release of certain information possessed by the
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VIA Metropolitan Transit v Curtis Meck, 18-0458 (Tex. June 26, 2020) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) case involving a VIA bus accident where the Texas Supreme Court affirmed a jury award against VIA. VIA Metropolitan Transit is a governmental
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Special guest author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs City of Dallas v. Kennedy, No. 05-19-01299-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas June 13, 2020) (mem. op.) This is a slip and fall/Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed
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Special Guest Author, Laura Mueller. City of Fort Worth v. Pridgen, et al., No. 05-18-00652-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas June 18, 2020) (mem. op.). This is a Whistleblower Case (Texas Government Code Chapter 554) where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s
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City of San Antonio v Huron, 04-19-00570-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 11, 2020) This is a vehicle accident/Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction.
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River City Partners, Ltd. V City of Austin, 03-19-00253-CV (Tex. App. — Austin, June 4, 2020). This is a vested rights/Chapter 245 challenge suit where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. In 1986,
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GTECH Corp v. Steele, et al, 18-0158 (Tex. June 12, 2020). In this case, the Texas Supreme Court held a contractor providing certain functions of the Texas Lottery Commission was not entitled to derivative sovereign immunity. GTECH provided instant ticket manufacturing and
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