Texas Supreme Court holds circumstantial evidence can support expedited motion to dismiss if suit affects First Amendment rights.

IN RE STEVEN LIPSKY, 13-0928 (Tex. April 24, 2015) The Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”) protects citizens who petition or speak on matters of public concern from retaliatory lawsuits that seek to intimidate or silence them. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code
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Fort Worth Court of Appeals upholds jury award for partial taking and partial implied dedication in inverse-condemnation case

City of Justin, Texas v. Rimrock Enterprises, Inc., 02-13-00461-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, April 2, 2015) This is an inverse-condemnation suit where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part an award for the property owner.
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Sgt. “rant” on Facebook about Chief was not speaking about matter of public concern, so no First Amendment protection says 5th Circuit.

Graziosi v. City of Greenville Mississippi, No. 13-60900 (5th Cir. January 9, 2015). This is a First Amendment employment retaliation case where the 5th Circuit affirmed the granting of the City’s summary judgment motion. Graziosi was a sergeant of 25 years with
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Changing tri-display billboard to LED billboard is a reconstruction and not merely a change in “electrical wiring or devices” so required a permit

Garrett Operators, Inc. v. City of Houston, 01-13-00767-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], January 22, 2015) Garrett Operators, Inc. (“Garrett”) filed a declaratory judgment action against the City of Houston (“the City”) regarding the application and interpretation of the City’s Sign
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Texas Supreme Court says Tort Claims Act dismissal does not affect amended pleadings which add sec. 1983 claims

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES V. WATSON, et al. 12-0830 (Tex. January 9, 2015) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the Texas Supreme Court holds that while individual employees are entitled to dismissal for tort claims, they
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