Sergeant Mary Haver and Deputy Constable Kevin Vailes, in their individually capacities v. Barbara Coats, et al. 14-15-00185-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], April 12, 2016) This is a qualified immunity/excessive force case where the court held the individual constable deputies
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The Austin Bulldog v. Lee Leffingwell, Mayor, et al. 03-13-00604-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, April 8, 2016) This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the Austin Court of Appeals held, as a matter of first impression, that the personal email
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City of Dallas, et al v. Robert Groden 05-15-00033-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, April 6, 2016). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a malicious prosecution case. The Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the
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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality & Post Oak Clean Green, Inc. v. Guadalupe County Groundwater Conservation District 04-15-00433-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 6, 2016) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction where the
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Evenwel v. Abbott 14-940 (U.S. April 4, 2016). This is a voter rights case where the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that Texas can utilize total state population in drawing district lines instead of voter-eligible population. Texas draws its legislative districts on the
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Galveston County Judge Mark Henry and County Commissioners Ryan Dennard, Joe Guisti, Stephen Holmes and Ken Clark, in their Official Capacity as the Galveston County Commissioners Court v. Kimberly Sullivan, Judge Probate Court of Galveston County 14-15-00161-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th
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The City of Carrollton v Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas, No. 032-13-00571-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, March 31, 2016). This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where the 3rd District Court of Appeals agreed substantially all of the documents are
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Ambrea Fairchild v All American Check Cashing, Incorporated, a Mississippi Corporation, No. 15-60190 (5th Cir. March 18, 2016). This is a pregnancy discrimination and FLSA overtime case where the U.S. 5th Circuit affirmed the order granting the employer’s request for judgment. While
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City of Rio Grande City, et al v. BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP d/b/a Allied Waste Services of Rio Grande Valley 04-15-00729-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 4, 2016) This is an interlocutory appeal case where the central issues are
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WASSON INTERESTS, LTD. v. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, 14-0645 (Tex. April 1, 2016) This is a proprietary-governmental dichotomy in contracts case where the Texas Supreme Court ruled the dichotomy does exist within the context of breach of contract disputes. In the 1990s, the
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