S.W., as Next Friend of A.W. v. Arlington Independent School District and Lindsey Foster, 02-13-00280-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, June 12, 2014). This is an appeal from the grant of a plea to the jurisdiction arising from the injuries sustained by
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William Boatman v. City of Garland, 05-13-01232-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, June 12, 2014). This is an appeal from the grant of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case. The Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the
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Texas Department of Public Safety v. Merardo Bonilla, 08-13-00117-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, May 30, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in vehicle accident case under the Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”).
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Richard Brumfield v. Texas Department of Transportation, 02-13-00175-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, May 29, 2014) This is an appeal from the granting of TxDOT’s plea to the jurisdiction arising from a motorcycle accident where the Plaintiff alleges he crashed due to
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS v. CITY OF INGLESIDE, 13-13-00088-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, May 29, 2014). This is a dispute between two cities and their municipal boundaries where the definition of “shoreline” in their ordinances became critical. The trial court
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Texas Department of Transportation v. Teresa Renee Abila Lopez et al., 11-13-00064-CV (Tex. App. — Eastland, May 22, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a jurisdictional summary judgment in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case involving a
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Deanira Morales v. Cotulla Independent School District, 04-13-00363-CV (Tex. App. — San Antonio, May 21, 2014). While this is a Whistleblower case, it is probably only going to be of interest to litigators since it turns on procedural aspects unrelated to the
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Samuel T. Russell v. City of Dallas, 05-13-00061-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, May 16, 2014). This is a substandard building case where Russell challenged the demolition of a building on his property and brought a takings claim against the City. The trial
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The City of Austin d/b/a Austin Energy v. Liberty Mutual Insurance, et al 03-13-00551-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, May 16, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in an inverse-condemnation and TTCA case where the trial court denied the City’s Rule 91a motion
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Doe v. Robertson, No. 13-50459 (5th Cir. May 6, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a qualified immunity case. It arises from allegations by several female immigrants under 42 U.S.C. §1983 (5th and 8th Amendment claims) that they were sexually assaulted
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