PARTNERS DEWATERING INTERNATIONAL, L.C. v. CITY OF RIO HONDO 13-13-00340-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, June 11, 2015) This is an interlocutory appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in a contract case which the 13th Court of Appeals
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ACE Cash Express, Inc. v. The City of Denton, Texas 02-14-00146-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, June 4, 2015). This is a case involving a company’s attempt to invalidate a city ordinance regulating credit access businesses in which the Fort Worth Court
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Adriana P. Perez v Webb County, 04-14-00275-CV, (Tex. App. — San Antonio, June 3, 2015) This is an automobile accident case under the Texas Tort Claims Act which resulted in a lead opinion, a concurring opinion for very different reasons and a
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The Gil Ramirez Group, L.L.C. v. Houston Independent School District 13-20753 (5th Cir. May 18, 2015). This is a bribery and federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), claim case against the Houston Independent School District (“HISD”), a former HISD trustee (“Marshall”)
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Ceellu Williams v Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 10-15-00005-CV (Tex.App. –Waco, May 22, 2015). This is an appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction where the Waco Court of Appeals held there was no waiver of immunity under
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Roal Global Corporation v City of Dallas, 05-14-01049-CV, (Tex. App. –Dallas, May 22, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal from the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case involving an interpretation of the Tax Code which the
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Marissol Ochoa Sierra and Emilio Chapa Trevino v City Of Pharr, 13-14-00425-CV, (Tex. App. — Corpus Christi, May 21, 2015) This is an appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction involving the alleged wrongful sale of an impounded vehicle.
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Bexar County v. Leticia Votion 04-14-00629-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, May 20, 2015). This is a slip-and-fall/actual notice case in which the 4th Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. Votion was working for a third-party
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City of Leon Valley, et al v. Wm. Rancher Estates et al. 04-14-00542-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, May 20, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction arising from the denial of a zoning
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Plaintiff established jurisdiction for suit against TxDMV Executive Director for ultra-vires actions
Whitney Brewster, et al v. Drew Roicki and Richard Roicki As Successors in Interest to Pinnacle Motors, 04-14-00414-CV (Tex. App. — San Antonio, May 13, 2015). This case will be of more interest to litigators who deal with burden shifting in ultra-vires
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