City of El Paso, Texas v. Harold Collins, et al, 08-12-00243-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, December 18, 2013) This is an interlocutory appeal arising from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a premise liability/negligence case involving injuries to
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Amanda Lafferty v. Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, 09-13-00039-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, November 21, 2013). This is a police chase/motor vehicle accident case where Lafferty, a passenger, alleges she was injured when ejected after the four-wheeler she was riding on was
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Jason Creel v. The Woodlands Township, 09-12-00525-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, October 17, 2013). This is a short summary of a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the trial court granted the Township’s plea to the jurisdiction and the Plaintiff appealed. Plaintiff
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City of San Antonio and City Public Service n/k/a CPS Energy v. Joel Herrera, 04-13-00304-CV (Tex. App. – October 16, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a car accident in which Plaintiff
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Texas Department of Transportation v. Jacqueline Ingram, No. 06-13-00047-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, October 4, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the plaintiff lost control over her vehicle and struck a ditch twelve hours after The Texas Department
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City of Houston v. Ester Medina Owens, 14-12-00930-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] September 24, 2013), This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a case where a city police officer had a car
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Tex. Adjutant General’s Office v. Ngakoue, No. 11-0686, 2013 WL 4608867, 2013 Tex. LEXIS 681 (Tex. August 30, 2013), Even though this is a Texas Supreme Court case (and is important), it is primarily of interest to litigators. In this case the
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City of Grapevine and Grapevine Board of Adjustment v. CBS Outdoor, Inc., 02-12-00040-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, September 19, 2013). The City of Grapevine and its Board of Adjustment appealed the order denying its plea to the jurisdiction relating to an
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Donna D. Borden v. Smith County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, 12-12-00284-CV (Tex. App. – Tyler, September 19, 2013). This is an appeal by the Plaintiff in an employment case where the trial court granted a plea to the jurisdiction in the
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City of McKinney v. Hank’s Restaurant Group, 05-12-01359-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, September 18, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in cross-suits involving a local bar. Hank’s sued first alleging the City engaged
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