Mt. Pleasant Independent School District v. Dona K. Elliott, 06-13-00115-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, April 17, 2014). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case arising from a bus accident allegedly due to malfunctioning brakes. In this interlocutory appeal the Texarkana Court
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Hetul Bhakta d/b/a Budget Inn v. Tex Dept of Transportation, 04-14-00063-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 16, 2014). This case will mainly be of interest to litigators as it deals with the appellate rules for perfecting appeals. The opinion does not
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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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Save Our Springs Alliance, Inc. v. City of Kyle; Jack Goodman; Craig Smith; Mary Stone; Gary Franklin; and Bob Larson, each in their Official Capacity as Directors of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, 03-13-00271-CV
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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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In Re: Dallas County Hospital District d/b/a Parkland Health & Hospital System, 05-14-00249-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, April 1, 2014) Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 202 allows a party to take pre-suit depositions in order to determine if a case exists or
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Eugene Eldridge and Raymond Perry v. Brazoria County, 01-13-00314-CV (Tex. Ap. – Houston [1st Dist.], March 27, 2014). This is a premise liability case where Eldridge and Perry were involved in an automobile accident on a county-owned road. The trial court
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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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The City of South Houston v. Sandra Rodriguez, 14-12-01119-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th], March 20, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Whistleblower Act case which the Fourteenth Court of
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