Jason Creel v. The Woodlands Township, 09-12-00525-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, October 17, 2013). This is a short summary of a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the trial court granted the Township’s plea to the jurisdiction and the Plaintiff appealed. Plaintiff
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City of San Antonio and City Public Service n/k/a CPS Energy v. Joel Herrera, 04-13-00304-CV (Tex. App. – October 16, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a car accident in which Plaintiff
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Jury verdict for gay employee’s retaliation claim thrown out since his report was not legally sufficient Raymond Michael Lee v. Harris County Hospital District, 01-12-00311-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st District], October 15, 2013). This is an employment retaliation case of interest
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Ion v. Chevron USA, Incorporated, No. 12-60682 (5th Circ. September 26, 2013). This is a FMLA retaliation case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment for the employer and remanded for
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Texas Department of Transportation v. Jacqueline Ingram, No. 06-13-00047-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, October 4, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the plaintiff lost control over her vehicle and struck a ditch twelve hours after The Texas Department
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The City of San Antonio v. International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 624, 04-12-00783-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, October 2, 2013). This is a dispute arising out of a collective bargaining agreement between San Antonio (“City”) and the Local 624 of
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Feist v. State of Louisiana, No. 12-31065 (5th Cir. September 16, 2013). This is a disability discrimination case under the ADA where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a trial court order granting the State of Louisiana’s (employer)
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Masika Ray-Brown v. Longview Independent School District, 06-13-00037-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, September 26, 2013). This is a racial discrimination and retaliation case where the trial court granted the Longview Independent School District (“LISD”) motion for summary judgment and Ray-Brown appealed. The
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Sanadco Inc., et al. v Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts, et al. 03-11-00462-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, September 26, 2013). This case reflects under what conditions a plaintiff can sue to challenge an administrate rule and the standards used in determining
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City of Houston v. Ester Medina Owens, 14-12-00930-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] September 24, 2013), This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a case where a city police officer had a car
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