City of Austin v. Raymond E. Chandler, et al., 03-12-00057-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, April 18, 2014). This is a substituted opinion for one the court issued on February 7, 2014. The original summary and opinion can be found here. Essentially, several
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City of Midland v. M.T.D. Environmental, L.L.P., 11-13-00117-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, April 17, 2014). This is a governmental immunity in a breach of contract case where the Eastland Court of Appeals held that simply because immunity from suit is waived under
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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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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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Larry M. Gentilello M.D. v. University of Texas Southwestern Health Systems, 05-13-00149-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, March 24, 2014) and Larry M. Gentilello M.D. v. Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkand Hospital 05-13-00150-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, March 24, 2014). This
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Texas Department of Motor Vehicles v. Pinnacle Motors, 04-13-00496-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, February 19, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction arising from a breach of contract suit. The San Antonio
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Midtown Edge, L.P. and Midtown Condominiums, L.L.C. v. The City of Houston, 01-12-00730-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], February 13, 2014). This is an appeal from an interlocutory order granting the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction in a
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City of Austin v. Raymond E. Chandler, et al., 03-12-00057-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, February 7, 2014) This is an age discrimination case where several public safety officers over 40 sued the City of Austin when they lost rank and years of
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