CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. SHEEHAN No. 13–1412 (U.S. May 18, 2015) This is a §1983 and ADA case where the U.S. Supreme Court held officers who shot a mentally ill individual who attacked them with a knife
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Williams, et al v. The City of Baytown, 01-14-00569-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], May 5, 2015) This is a police chase case where a shoplifter fleeing from police collided with a stopped car, killing one occupant and injuring another. Two
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES V. WATSON, et al. 12-0830 (Tex. January 9, 2015) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the Texas Supreme Court holds that while individual employees are entitled to dismissal for tort claims, they
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Gibson v. Kilpatrick, No. 12-60905 (5th Cir. December 11, 2014). This is a First Amendment in employment matter case where the 5th Circuit reversed the denial of the Mayor’s qualified immunity defense. Chief of Police Gibson reported Mayor Kilpatrick of Drew, Mississippi
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Cutler v. Stephen F. Austin State University, et al No. 13-40685 (5th Circ. September 15, 2014) This is a First Amendment, employment retaliation case where the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity of University officials. Cutler
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Harris County, Texas v. Southern County Mutual Insurance Company, 01-13-00870-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 26, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a summary judgment with jurisdictional challenges in a Texas Tort Claims Act automobile accident
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Kitchen v. Dallas County, Texas, et al, No. 13-10545 (5th Cir. July 17, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a summary judgment dismissing several detention officers and County after the
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Delores Escobar, Individually, as Representative of the Estate of Luis Manuel Escobar, and as Next Friend of Luis Alberto Escobar, a Minor v. Harris County, Texas and Eric Goodney, Cause No. 01-12-00391-CV (Tex. App.- Houston [1st District] July 31, 2014) This is
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Hernandez v. United States No. 11-50792 c/w Nos. 12-50217 & 12-50301(5th Cir. June 30, 2014). This is a Fourth and Fifth Amendment U.S. Constitutional case where the 5th Circuit affirmed the dismissal of the United States and supervisors but reversed as to
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LA JOYA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL v. RUTH VILLARREAL, 13-13-00325-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, July 3, 2014). This is a breach of contract and Texas Tort Claims Act case. In 2005 the District and American Administrative Group, Inc. (“AAG”) entered
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