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February 3, 2023Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

Texas Supreme Court holds TTCA cap on damages are jurisdictional and the plaintiff’s burden to establish which cap applies

Gulf Coast Center v Curry, 20-0856 (Tex. December 30, 2022) In this Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case, the Texas Supreme Court […]

January 26, 2023Declaratory Judgments, Employment Law, Injunction, Litigation

13th Court of Appeals holds former municipal court judge failed to establish right to injunction to prevent his removal

Phil Bellamy v. The City of Brownsville, et al, 13-22-00087-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, January 26, 2023) This is an interlocutory […]

September 16, 2022Litigation, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

Texas Supreme Court holds Plaintiff’s employer properly filed notice of claim under city charter on behalf of employee

Leonarda Leach v City of Tyler, 21-0606 (Tex. September 16, 2022), per curiam. This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) […]

August 29, 2022Civil Service/Collective Bargaining, Constitutional Challenge, Contracts, Employment Law, Litigation, Sovereign Immunity

Fourth Court of Appeals holds civil service employee established jurisdiction for denial of due process claim

City of Laredo and City of Laredo Municipal Civil Service Commission v. Tony H. Moreno, 04-21-00413-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, Aug. […]

August 23, 2022Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

Fourth Court of Appeals holds that operation of wheelchair ramp on public bus does not trigger waiver of immunity under Tort Claims Act

VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Manuel Flores, No. 04-21-00233-CV (Tex.App.—San Antonio, August 3, 2022) This case stems from a trial court’s […]

August 20, 2022Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

14th Court of Appeals in Houston holds TxDOT had actual notice of dangerous condition based on crash reports and information within record

Texas Department of Transportation v Singh, 14-20-00694-CV (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist.], August 11, 2022). Singh sued the Texas Department of […]

August 20, 2022Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, TTCA

Category: Litigation

Texas Supreme Court holds TTCA cap on damages are jurisdictional and the plaintiff’s burden to establish which cap applies

13th Court of Appeals holds former municipal court judge failed to establish right to injunction to prevent his removal

Texas Supreme Court holds Plaintiff’s employer properly filed notice of claim under city charter on behalf of employee

Fourth Court of Appeals holds civil service employee established jurisdiction for denial of due process claim

Fourth Court of Appeals holds that operation of wheelchair ramp on public bus does not trigger waiver of immunity under Tort Claims Act

14th Court of Appeals in Houston holds TxDOT had actual notice of dangerous condition based on crash reports and information within record

14th Court of Appeals holds fact questions on “emergency” prevented granting of plea to the jurisdiction

El Paso Court of Appeals holds automatic gate was not unreasonably dangerous simply because it could close automatically

Amarillo Court of Appeals holds AG had no jurisdiction to enforce specific gun sign against county

Texas Fourth Court of Appeals holds that merely investigating an injury does not constitute actual notice of claim