South East Texas Regional Planning Commission v. Byrdson Services, LLC, d/b/a Excello Construction, LLC, 09-14-00198-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, January 22, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in which the Beaumont Court of
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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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Richard Stubbs v. The City of Weslaco, et al., 13-14-00054-CV (Tex. App. — Corpus Christi, January 8, 2015). This is an appeal from the dismissal of a mandamus action where the 13th Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal and ordered the trial
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City of San Antonio by/through CPS Energy v. Casey Industrial, Inc., 04-14-00429-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, December 31, 2014) This is one of several cases involving contracts between CPS Energy (“CPS”), Casey Industrial Inc. (“Casey”) and Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control Inc.,
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Harris County, Texas v. Kenneth Bankhead, 01-13-01005-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], December 30, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a race discrimination employment case. The First District Court of
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Michael Hamilton v. Mark Washington, in his Capacity as City of Austin Civil Service Director, et al., 03-11-00594-CV (Tex. App. Austin, December 23, 2014) This is an appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in a civil service indefinite
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City of Houston v Carleson, et al., 13-0435 (Tex. December 19, 2014) This is an inverse condemnation case where the Texas Supreme Court agreed with the trial court that the property owners failed to properly allege a taking. Park Memorial was a
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Texas Department of State Health Services v. Laura Gonzalez, 13-14-00259-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, December 18, 2014) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) motor vehicle accident case where the Thirteenth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Nancy K. Johnson v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1338, 05-14-00208-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, November 25, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a breach of contract
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Wheelabrator Air Pollution Control, Inc. v. City of Public Service Board of San Antonio, 04-14-00451-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, November 26, 2014) This is part of a continuing battle between CPS Energy of San Antonio and Whellabrator Air Pollution Control, Inc.
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