CAMERON COUNTY v. SUSAN ANN VANO, 13-13-00114-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, May 15, 2014). This is an appeal from the denial of a summary judgment asserting jurisdictional defenses under the Texas Tort Claims Act (essentially an interlocutory appeal from the denial
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City of Bryan/Building and Standards Commission v. Kenneth Cavitt, 10-13-00259-CV (Tex. App. – Waco, May 8, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a structural standards case. The Waco Court of Appeals affirmed
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston v. Teresa McQueen et al. 14-13-00605-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], May 6, 2014). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the primary issue is whether the entity had actual
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The City of Keller v. Hall, et al, 02-12-00061-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, May 1, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a flooding/inverse condemnation case. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals
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SOUTH COAST SPINE & REHABILITATION PA v. BROWNSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HECTOR G. AYALA JR., AND GWENDOLYN S. HAUGHT, 13-11-00270-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christy, April 30, 2014). South Coast Spine & Rehabilitation, P.A. (“South Coast”) appeals the trial court’s grant of
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The City of Houston v Stephon Lamar Davis, 01-13-00600-CV (Tex. App.- Houston[1st Dist.], April 24, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the trial court’s denial of the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction in a police dog bite case under
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Melina Ortiz-Guevara v. City of Houston, 14-13-00384-CV (Tex. App. – Houston, April 22, 2014) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case arising from a vehicle accident, but the case turns on whether or not the City had “actual notice” of its
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The City of Madisonville v. Theresa Murders and Martina Maldonado, 10-13-00234-CV (Tex. App. – Waco, April 17, 2014) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the Plaintiffs brought suit against the City and contractor alleging damages after the City replaced
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City of Midland v. M.T.D. Environmental, L.L.P., 11-13-00117-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, April 17, 2014). This is a governmental immunity in a breach of contract case where the Eastland Court of Appeals held that simply because immunity from suit is waived under
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Mt. Pleasant Independent School District v. Dona K. Elliott, 06-13-00115-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, April 17, 2014). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case arising from a bus accident allegedly due to malfunctioning brakes. In this interlocutory appeal the Texarkana Court
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