City of Houston v. Ester Medina Owens, 14-12-00930-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] September 24, 2013), This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a case where a city police officer had a car
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Tex. Adjutant General’s Office v. Ngakoue, No. 11-0686, 2013 WL 4608867, 2013 Tex. LEXIS 681 (Tex. August 30, 2013), Even though this is a Texas Supreme Court case (and is important), it is primarily of interest to litigators. In this case the
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City of Grapevine and Grapevine Board of Adjustment v. CBS Outdoor, Inc., 02-12-00040-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, September 19, 2013). The City of Grapevine and its Board of Adjustment appealed the order denying its plea to the jurisdiction relating to an
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Ashiru v. City of Rosenberg, et al. 01-12-00681-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], September 19, 2013). Again, this is a case mainly for litigators. While it is a tax case, the issue before the court are whether Ashiru received proper notice
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Mandatory venue provision to sue county trumps probate’s jurisdiction. In Re San Jacinto County, 14-13-00723-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], September 19, 2013). This is a mandamus case of interest to litigators. Two competing venue provisions were examined and the 14th
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DeMagaloni v Bexar County Hospital District, No. 04-12-00691-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, September 11, 2013). This case will be of primary interest to litigators given the procedural aspects but helpful to general counsel regarding timeframes. This is an employment discrimination
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In Re: Texas Department of Public Safety, 05-13-00882-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, August 5, 2013). This is a mandamus proceeding involving a protective order prohibiting the release of information under the Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”). The Texas Department of Public Safety
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Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. et al v. Fayette County, 04-13-00082-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 30, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case involving a patrol vehicle in which the trial court granted the County’s plea to the jurisdiction
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City of San Antonio v Rodriguez, No. 04-13-00116-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 30, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case arising from an automobile accident with a police vehicle. The trial court denied the City’s plea to the
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Wolf v City of Mission, No. 13-12-00737-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, August 29, 2013). This is a plea to the jurisdiction case arising out of a forfeiture proceeding. Unless you deal with court ordered forfeitures, you may find this boring. Heck,
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