City of Bastrop v. Chyanne M. Bryant, 03-14-00591-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 27, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Recreational Use case where the City appealed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. The Austin Court of Appeals
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TXU Energy Retail Company L.L.C. v. Fort Bend Independent School District, 05-14-01515-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, August 25, 2015). This is a sovereign immunity in contract case where the Fifth District Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of FBISD’s plea to the
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Philip Wayne Hindes and Melinda Hindes Eustace v. La Salle County, Texas, et al. 04-14-00651-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 26, 2015). The Hindes family owns a ranch located in La Salle County with a number of roads that cross the
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Canario’s, Inc. v. City of Austin, 03-14-00455-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 26, 2015). Canario’s, as developer of a project to construct a nightclub, deposited with the City over $100,000 to be held as fiscal security to ensure proper completion of the
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Nina Lopez v. Tarrant County, Texas, 02-13-00194-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, August 25, 2015) This is a Whistleblower Claim where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of summary judgment for the employer County. Lopez was an executive secretary
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The City of Dalhart, Texas v. Carol Lathem 07-14-00229-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, August 31, 2015) This is a general negligence and premise liability case where a minor child was injured by falling boards at a public pool. The Amarillo Court of
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City of Dallas v. City of Corsicana, Navarro County, and Navarro College, 10-14-00090-CV (Tex. App. – Waco, August 21, 2015). This is a case involving pre-suit discovery and immunity under Tex. R. Civ. P. 202. Essentially, the City of Corsicana, Navarro College,
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Marc Staff v. Colorado County , Texas and Sheriff R. H. “Curly ” Wied, 01-14-00323-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 18, 2015) This is a law enforcement employment case where the First District Court of Appeals reversed the granting of
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Archer Group, LLC and John Christian Archer II v. City of Anahuac, 01-14-00664-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 4, 2015) Archer appealed the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in favor of the City of Anahuac (“the City”), the
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Carolyn Northcutt, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James H. Bell v. City of Hearne, 10-14-00012-CV (Tex. App. Waco – July 30, 2015). This is an appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in a vehicle accident case.
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