Harlandale Independent School District v. Jasmine Engineering, Inc, 04-19-00638-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, March 11, 2020) This is a breach of contract/immunity case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the school district’s plea to the jurisdiction.
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Erin Reding v. Lubbock County Hospital District d/b/a University Medical Center, 07-18-00313-CV, (Tex. App – Amarillo, March 18, 2020) This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the hospital district’s plea to the
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In re: Mobil Mini, Inc., 18-1200 (Tex. March 13, 2020) This is a mandamus case that will be of interest mainly to litigators. The Texas Supreme Court granted mandamus and ordered the trial court to allow the designation of a responsible third
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Homer Hillis v Henry McCall, 18-1065 (Tex. March 13, 2020) This is a premises-liability case where the Texas Supreme Court ruled the property owner negated as a matter of law the duty to warn of the brown-recluse spider danger. While not a
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Mary Orozco v County of El Paso, 17-0381(Tex. March 20, 2020) This is a worker’s compensation case, but the key issue is whether the deputy who died in a vehicular accident while driving his assigned patrol car, was in the course and
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Danis Tucker and Beverly Tucker v. City of Corpus Christi, Texas, 13-18-00328-CV, (Tex. App – Corpus Christi, Feb. 27, 2020) This is a takings claim where the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction
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Southwestern Electric Power Company v. Kenneth Lynch, Tommy Batchelor, and Twant Wilson, Texas, 18-0768, (Tex. – Feb. 28, 2020) This is a property/easement dispute where the Texas Supreme Court held a set of utility easements were general, with no fixed width, regardless
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Harris County, et al, v Coats, et.al, 14-17-00732-CV, (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist.], February 6, 2020) This is a § 1983/wrongful death case where the 14th Court of Appeals reversed in part a jury award against the County and its deputy.
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Texas Dept. Crim. Justice v Cesar Rangel, 18-0721, (Tex. Feb. 7, 2020) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Texas Supreme Court held the Department of Criminal Justice (“Department”) retained immunity for hitting an inmate with a tear-gas
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St. John Missionary Baptist Church, et al, v Merle Flakes, et al, 18-0228, (Tex. Feb. 7, 2020). The Texas Supreme Court held in this case, which will be of interest to litigators and appellate practitioners, that the courts of appeals have authority
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