The City of Keller v. Hall, et al, 02-12-00061-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, May 1, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a flooding/inverse condemnation case. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals
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Zapata v. Melson No. 13-40762 (5th Cir., April 18, 2014). This is an interlocutoray Bivens qualified immunity appeal where the family of a deceased immigration agent and a surviving agent brought suit after being ambushed by drug cartel in Mexico using weapons
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City of New Braunfels, Texas v. Carowest Land, Ltd 03-11-00699-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, April 30, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction arising out of a dispute where the City’s public works project
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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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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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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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Harris v. Serpas No. 13-30337 (5th Cir. March 12, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the 5th Circuit affirmed a trial courts grant of summary judgment of 5 police officers on the basis of qualified immunity. The police officers arrived at
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San Antonio Water System v. Robert Overby and Teresa Overby, 04-13-00364-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, March 19, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a flooding case which the San
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. SCORPIO DEVELOPMENT, LLC., 13-13-00445-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, March 13, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in an inverse condemnation case which the 13th Court of Appeals
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. AGUIRRE PROPERTIES, INC., 13-13-00314-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christy, December 19, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a negligence, takings, and nuisance case involving three instances
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