The City of Lubbock, Texas v. Lazaro Walck, 07-15-00078-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, November 16, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals reversed and rendered in part, dismissed in part, and
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15 days of notice sufficient for court to hear plea to the jurisdiction says Dallas Court of Appeals
Thornton v. City of Plano, Texas, 05-14-01120-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, November 2, 2015). This is a gender discrimination/retaliation case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the order granting the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. Thorton was a Plano police officer
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City of Killeen v. Barbara Gonzales, 03-14-00384-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, November 3, 2015) This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction based on a lack of
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Alamo Heights ISD v. Catherine Clark, 04-14-00746-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, October 21, 2015) This is a discrimination/retaliation employment suit in which the Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the Alamo Heights ISD (“AHISD”) plea to the jurisdiction. Clark
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Office of Attorney General v Ginger Weatherspoon, 14-0582 (Tex. September 18, 2015). This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Texas Supreme Court reversed the denial of the State’s plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed the case. Weatherspoon was an assistant
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Stephanie Hoskins Brown v. The City of Georgetown, et al. 03-14-00231-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, September 22, 2015) This is a civil service case where the threshold question is whether an officer’s termination was disciplinary in nature or the result of her
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Nina Lopez v. Tarrant County, Texas, 02-13-00194-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, August 25, 2015) This is a Whistleblower Claim where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of summary judgment for the employer County. Lopez was an executive secretary
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Marc Staff v. Colorado County , Texas and Sheriff R. H. “Curly ” Wied, 01-14-00323-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 18, 2015) This is a law enforcement employment case where the First District Court of Appeals reversed the granting of
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Travis County, Texas; and Sheriff Greg Hamilton, in his Official Capacity v. Rick Rogers, 03-14-00186-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 29, 2015) This is an appeal from the denial of the County and Sheriff’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case alleging
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Sheryl Taylor v. State of Texas and Texas Department of Criminal Justice 11-13-00207-CV (Tex. App. –Eastland, July 24, 2015) This is a retaliation case brought under the Texas Labor Code in which the Eastland Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the
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