Texas Supreme Court explains plaintiffs’ burdens to defeat a plea to the jurisdiction under Texas Tort Claims Act
Wesley Rattray, et. al, v. City of Brownsville, 20-0975 (Tex. March 10, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case […]
Category: Sovereign Immunity
San Antonio Court of Appeals holds airport lease with City did not waive City’s immunity.
City of San Antonio v DHL Express, Inc., 04-22-00603-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, Jan. 25, 2023) This is a contractual immunity […]
Texas Supreme Court holds TTCA cap on damages are jurisdictional and the plaintiff’s burden to establish which cap applies
Gulf Coast Center v Curry, 20-0856 (Tex. December 30, 2022) In this Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case, the Texas Supreme Court […]
Texas Supreme Court holds wrongfully imprisoned man could not bring federal claims after accepting Tim Cole Act funds from Comptroller
Brown v City of Houston, et al., 22-0256 (Tex, February 3, 2023) In response to a U.S. 5th Circuit certified question, the […]
Texas Supreme Court holds Plaintiff’s employer properly filed notice of claim under city charter on behalf of employee
Leonarda Leach v City of Tyler, 21-0606 (Tex. September 16, 2022), per curiam. This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) […]
Fourth Court of Appeals holds civil service employee established jurisdiction for denial of due process claim
City of Laredo and City of Laredo Municipal Civil Service Commission v. Tony H. Moreno, 04-21-00413-CV, (Tex. App – San Antonio, Aug. […]
Fourth Court of Appeals holds that operation of wheelchair ramp on public bus does not trigger waiver of immunity under Tort Claims Act
VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Manuel Flores, No. 04-21-00233-CV (Tex.App.—San Antonio, August 3, 2022) This case stems from a trial court’s […]
14th Court of Appeals in Houston holds TxDOT had actual notice of dangerous condition based on crash reports and information within record
Texas Department of Transportation v Singh, 14-20-00694-CV (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist.], August 11, 2022). Singh sued the Texas Department of […]
14th Court of Appeals holds fact questions on “emergency” prevented granting of plea to the jurisdiction
City of Houston v Arellano, 14-21-00117-CV (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist], August 11, 2022). This is a vehicle accident/emergency responder case […]
El Paso Court of Appeals holds automatic gate was not unreasonably dangerous simply because it could close automatically
City of El Paso v. Maria Pina, No. 08-20-00159-CV (Tex. App. — El Paso, Aug. 8, 2022) This is a premise defect […]