City of Plainview Texas, et al v. Korey Ferguson 07-14-00405-CV (Tex. App.- Amarillo, June 24th 2016) This is a police disciplinary case under Chapter 614 of the Texas Government Code. Ferguson was a police officer for the City. He was terminated based
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Reagan National Advertising of Austin, Inc. d/b/a Reagan National Advertising v. City of Austin, Texas; and Marc A. Ott, being sued in his Official Capacity 03-15-00370-CV (Tex. App.- Austin, June 15, 2016) This is a case to determine whether a billboard registration
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Lamar Advantage Holding Company v. The City of Stephenville and Mark Kaiser, in his official capacity as City Administrator 11-14-00133-CV (Tex. App- Eastland, June 9, 2016) This is a trespass to try title suit filed against the City of Stephenville and
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JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 14-0745 (Tex.-2016) This is Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”), where the Texas Supreme Court held an extension cord which causes a trip and fall is to be analyzed under a “premise defect” analysis
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Delaval v. PTech Drilling Tubulars, L.L.C. No. 15-20471 (5th Cir.- June 3rd 2016) This is an Americans with Disabilities Act case where the 5th Circuit affirmed the granting of the employer’s summary judgment. While not a government case, the standards utilized apply
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Mendez v. Poitevent No. 15-50709 (5th Cir. June 2nd 2016) This is a §1983/excessive force case where the 5th Circuit affirmed dismissal based on qualified immunity of the individual officer. After receiving a radio report of smuggling near the Mexico border, Border
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Brian McEnery v. City of San Antonio and Chief Charles N. Hood, 04-15-00097-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 1, 2016). This is an appeal from a trial court’s order confirming an arbitration award that denied McEnery’s grievance against the City of
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FLCT, Ltd. and Field Street Development I, Ltd. v. City of Frisco, Texas, 02-14-00335-CV (Tex. App.- Fort Worth, May 26th 2016) Owners are two partnerships that own adjacent property in Frisco. FLCT’s tract is located on the actual corner; Field’s tract is
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County of Galveston, Texas v. Triple B Services, LLP 01-15-00565-CV (Tex. App.- Houston[1st Dist.], May 26th 2016) This is a contractual immunity case involving a road construction project where the First District Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the denial of a
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Donna Pulkrabek v. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 05-14-01341-CV (Tex. App.- Dallas, May 25th 2016) and Thobe v. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 05-14-01450-CV (Tex. App.- Dallas, May 25th 2016) These are companion Texas Whistleblower Act cases in
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