Texas Health and Human Services Commission et al., v. F. Michael McMillen, 03-13-00303-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, January 8, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Whistleblower and free speech case.
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Gibson v. Kilpatrick, No. 12-60905 (5th Cir. December 11, 2014). This is a First Amendment in employment matter case where the 5th Circuit reversed the denial of the Mayor’s qualified immunity defense. Chief of Police Gibson reported Mayor Kilpatrick of Drew, Mississippi
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City of Houston v Carleson, et al., 13-0435 (Tex. December 19, 2014) This is an inverse condemnation case where the Texas Supreme Court agreed with the trial court that the property owners failed to properly allege a taking. Park Memorial was a
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David Dewhurst et al v. AgendaWise, Inc., 03-14-00146-CV, (Tex. App. – Austin, November 25, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction where a news agency sued members of the Texas Senate for access to
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Different opinions have come out of the various courts of appeal dealing with whether the proprietary/governmental dichotomy exists in contracts after the legislature enacted the waiver provision under Chapter 271 of the Texas Local Government Code. For those of you who are
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The City of El Paso v. John Fox, 08-12-00264-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, October 8, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in which the El Paso Court of Appeals reversed the denial
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Cutler v. Stephen F. Austin State University, et al No. 13-40685 (5th Circ. September 15, 2014) This is a First Amendment, employment retaliation case where the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity of University officials. Cutler
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Lee Ann Wheelbarger v. City of El Lago and Richard Smith, 01-13-00704-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], September 18, 2014), Wheelbarger owned a condominium (built in 1970s) in a complex called the Landing which was severely damaged by Hurricane Ike in
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Sullo & Bobbitt, P.L.L.C. v. Milner No. 13-10869 (5th Cir. August 6, 2014). This is a constitutional and public information case involving a ticket law firm which sought immediate access to misdemeanor citations through declaratory judgment. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the dismissal
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Hurst v. Lee County, Mississippi No. 13-60540 (5th Cir., August 21, 2014). This is a First Amendment retaliation in employment case where the Fifth Circuit affirmed a take nothing order on an employee’s termination claim after making reports to the media. Hurst
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