Paula Collins v. City of Houston, Texas, 14-13-00533-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], July 3, 2014) In this case the 14th Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction in an emergency vehicle Tort Claims Act
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DEPUTY COREY ALEXANDER AND SERGEANT JIMMIE COOK v. APRIL WALKER, 11-0606, — S.W.3d. – (Tex. June 6, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the election of remedies to sue an employee and 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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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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Tolan v. Cotton No. 13-551 (U.S. May 5, 2014,) This is a police officer qualified immunity case where the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the 5th Circuit’s grant of qualified immunity. Officer Cotton fired three bullets at Tolan puncturing his right lung. Tolan
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Zapata v. Melson No. 13-40762 (5th Cir., April 18, 2014). This is an interlocutoray Bivens qualified immunity appeal where the family of a deceased immigration agent and a surviving agent brought suit after being ambushed by drug cartel in Mexico using weapons
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Morgan v. Swanson No. 13-40433 (5th Cir. April 2, 2014) This is the continuation of a First Amendment/Qualified Immunity case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed a public official (high school principal) on qualified immunity grounds noting
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Harris v. Serpas No. 13-30337 (5th Cir. March 12, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the 5th Circuit affirmed a trial courts grant of summary judgment of 5 police officers on the basis of qualified immunity. The police officers arrived at
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Williams-Boldware v. Denton County, Texas No. 13-40044 (5th Cir. January 31, 2014). This is a hostile work environment case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a judgment and dismissed the discrimination claims of an African-American Assistant
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City of Houston et al. v. Little Nell Apartments, 14-12-01157-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], January 23, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a City of Houston director’s actions which
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