City of Smithville v. Thomas Watts, 03-13-00173-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, December 13, 2013). This is an appeal arising from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a car accident case under the Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”). The
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Stanton v. Sims, No. 12-1217, __ U.S. __ (November 4, 2013). In this U.S. Supreme Court case, the Court held an officer was entitled to qualified immunity after entering into a side-yard while in hot pursuit of a misdemeanor suspect. The court
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AGAP Life Offerings, LLC, et al v. Texas State Securities Board, et al, 03-11-00535-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, November 26, 2013). This is an administrative law case, where the primary issue with whether a party can be relieved of the obligation under
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Lone Star College System and Richard Carpenter v. Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT), 14-12-00819-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], November 26, 2013). This is a preemption case with jurisdictional underpinnings which appeared before the court interlocutory after the denial of
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The City of College Station, Texas v. Star Insurance Company No. 12-20746 (5th Cir. November 13, 2013). The underlying case is a zoning matter; however the issues on appeal is whether the City’s insurance should have covered the defense. This case should
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CITY OF HOUSTON v. CHRISTOPHER RHULE, 12-0721 (Tex. 2013). This is a Texas Supreme Court opinion which centers on the lack of jurisdiction for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. The underlying facts are related to a worker’s compensation claim, but the case
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Jennifer Romano v. The State of Texas, 09-13-00250-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, November 21, 2013). This is a dangerous dog case where the court held that even though the Texas Health and Safety Code does not provide for an appeal, a person
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Rodolfo Rivera Munoz v. The City of Balcones Heights, The City of San Antonio, and The State of Texas, 04-13-00439-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, November 20, 2013). This is kind of an odd case, but is mainly just for litigators. Munoz
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United States v. St. Junius, No. 11-20805 (5th Cir. November 8, 2013). This case should be read really for the humor more than anything else as it does not have anything to do local governments. While the topic is rather serious (Medicaid/Medicare
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Neely v. PSEG Texas, Limited Partnership No. 12-51074 (5th Cir. November 6, 2013) This is an ADA case where the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a trial court order requiring a finding of disability before any causal link can be
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