Paula Collins v. City of Houston, Texas, 14-13-00533-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], July 3, 2014) In this case the 14th Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction in an emergency vehicle Tort Claims Act
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LUBBOCK COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT et al v. CHURCH & AKIN, 12-1039 (Tex. July 3, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction regarding whether a lease prohibiting a leasee from using property
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BOERJAN, et al v. J. JESUS RODRIGUEZ et al., 12-0838 (Tex. June 27, 2014) This Texas Supreme Court case does not involve a local governmental entity, but does involved premise defect and vehicle pursuit claims and a holding which could affect governmental
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Arnold Ochoa v. The City of Palmview, 13-14-00021-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, January 19, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in an employment context. Ochoa was an assistant police chief with the
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The City of Lubbock, Texas v. Coyote Lake Ranch, LLC, 07-14-00006-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, June 17, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the issuance of a temporary injunction which prohibited the City from taking action in furtherance of its proposed
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Office of The Attorney General v. Ginger Weatherspoon, 05-13-00632-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, June 16, 2014). This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case in which the trial court denied the plea to the jurisdiction filed by the Texas Attorney General (“AG”) and
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Tommy Adkisson v. Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas, 03-12-00535-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, June 13, 2014). This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) case where Bexar County Commissioner Adkisson sought to withhold County emails sent to him on his personal email
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S.W., as Next Friend of A.W. v. Arlington Independent School District and Lindsey Foster, 02-13-00280-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, June 12, 2014). This is an appeal from the grant of a plea to the jurisdiction arising from the injuries sustained by
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William Boatman v. City of Garland, 05-13-01232-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, June 12, 2014). This is an appeal from the grant of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case. The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the
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THE CITY OF WATAUGA v. RUSSELL GORDON, 13-0012 (Tex. June 6, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the question is whether the improper use of handcuffs during an arrest states a claim for
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