Tarrant County, Texas v. Margielene Carter-Jones 02-17-00177-CV (Tex. App– Fort Worth, January 25, 2018) This is a premise defect/Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction and rendered
Read More
Karen Hall v. City of Bryan, 10-16-00044-CV (Tex. App. –- Waco, January 3, 2018) This is a disannexation lawsuit where the Waco Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court’s summary judgment motion dismissing the Plaintiff’s claims for disannexation. This is the third
Read More
Rodney D. Bailey v. Dallas County, et al., 05-16-00789-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, December 21, 2017) This is a county civil service case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the County Defendants’ plea to the jurisdiction filed in a
Read More
The City of Beaumont, Texas v. Interflow Factors Corporation 09-17-00284-CV Tex. App — Beaumont, Texas December 21, 2017) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a contract dispute claim. The Beaumont Court of Appeals affirmed
Read More
Joshua Luttrell, et al v. El Paso County, et al., 08-16-00090-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, December 20, 2017). There is no way to categorize this case in a single sentence. In the thirty-nine page opinion, the El Paso Court of Appeals
Read More
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board v. Vizant Technologies, LLC Formerly known as P.E. Systems, LLC (Tex. App— Dallas, December 15, 2017) This is a contractual immunity case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and denied-in-part the Airport Board’s plea to the
Read More
The City of The Colony, Texas v. Mark and Kim Rygh 02-17-00080-CV (Tex.App- Fort Worth, December 14, 2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”), negligent operation of motor-driven equipment case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals reversed the denial
Read More
Christopher Leron Clegg v. City of Fort Worth 02-17-00040-CV (Tex.App – Fort Worth, December 14, 2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) vehicle accident case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea
Read More
University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston v Rios, 16-0836 (Tex. December 15, 2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case involving §101.106(e) where the Plaintiff sued both the entity and employees. The Texas Supreme Court held the employee’s
Read More
Jorge Rodriguez v. City of Fort Worth, 07-16-00037-CV (Tex.App. – Amarillo, December 8, 2017) This is a takings/condemnation and TTCA case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. Prior to Rodriguez’s ownership
Read More