Morgan v. Swanson No. 13-40433 (5th Cir. April 2, 2014) This is the continuation of a First Amendment/Qualified Immunity case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed a public official (high school principal) on qualified immunity grounds noting
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Hetul Bhakta d/b/a Budget Inn v. Tex Dept of Transportation, 04-14-00063-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 16, 2014). This case will mainly be of interest to litigators as it deals with the appellate rules for perfecting appeals. The opinion does not
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National Public Finance Guarantee Corporation and MBIA Insurance Corporation v. Harris County-Houston Sports Authority and Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation, 01-13-00401-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], April 15, 2014). This suit is one I’m not sure can be categorized in
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Country Community Timberlake Village, L.P., et al v. HMW Special Utility District of Harris and Montgomery Counties, 01-12-00825-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], April 15, 2014) This is a diminution of value case arising from the condemnation of a small track
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The City of San Antonio v. Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General, 03-11-00668-CV (Tex. App. -Austin, April 10, 2014) This is a Public Information Act case where the City of San Antonio withheld information contained within its call-for-service and dispatch logs as privileged.
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Save Our Springs Alliance, Inc. v. City of Kyle; Jack Goodman; Craig Smith; Mary Stone; Gary Franklin; and Bob Larson, each in their Official Capacity as Directors of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, 03-13-00271-CV
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City of Dallas v. Millwee-Jackson Joint Venture, 05-13-00278-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, April 4, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in an inverse condemnation suit. The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the
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Dallas/FortWorth International Airport Board v. Association of Taxicab Operators, 05-12-00777-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, April 4, 2014). The holdings in this case are mostly likely persuasive in nature since there are not too many joint municipal airports run by large cities
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City of Houston v. Downstream Environmental L.L.C., 01-12-01091-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], April 3, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction arising from claims associated with alleged damages from the discharge of
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CITY OF BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS v. MARCO LONGORIA AND THE BROWNSVILLE FIRE FIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION, 13-12-00224-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, April 3, 2014) This is a collective bargaining case where the fire fighter’s association attempted to invoke a provision allowing it to
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