Constitutional Challenge, Eminent Domain, Takings

In this condemnation case the Texas Supreme Court held it was harmful error to exclude the property owner’s evidence on project diminishment

CAFFE RIBS, INCORPORATED v. STATE OF TEXAS 14-0193 (Tex. April 1, 2016) This is a condemnation case where the Texas Supreme Court held the property owners were entitled to admit evidence regarding the State’s interference with mitigating property to improve value. Caffe
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Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Ultra Vires

Sons of Confederate Veterans do not have standing to prevent University’s removal of confederate officer statues on campus

Gary David Bray and Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc., And David Steven Littlefield v Gregory L. Fenves, In His Official Capacity as The President of the University of Texas at Austin, 06-15-00075-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, March 24, 2016). This
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Employment Law, Litigation, Procedure, Whistleblower

Plaintiff’s amended pleading and response filed after signed order granting plea is issued should have warranted reconsideration says 1st District Court of Appeals

Ronald Williams v. Metropolitan Transit Authority 01-15-00299-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], March 22, 2016). This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the 1st District Court of Appeals reversed the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction by the Metropolitan
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Litigation, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

Accident report was insufficient to establish actual knowledge of potential claim under Tort Claims Act says Texarkana Court of Appeals

Texas Department of Transportation v. Haley Brown 06-15-00090-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana March 22, 2016) This interlocutory appeal arises from the denial of the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT’s) plea to the jurisdiction regarding Haley Brown’s claims for personal injury in which
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