DeMagaloni v Bexar County Hospital District, No. 04-12-00691-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, September 11, 2013). This case will be of primary interest to litigators given the procedural aspects but helpful to general counsel regarding timeframes. This is an employment discrimination
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Port of Houston Authority v. Aaron, et al. No. 01-12-00373-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] September 5, 2013). This is one of two cases decided at the same time involving the same parties. This case is an interlocutory appeal from
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Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. et al v. Fayette County, 04-13-00082-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 30, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case involving a patrol vehicle in which the trial court granted the County’s plea to the jurisdiction
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City of San Antonio v Rodriguez, No. 04-13-00116-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 30, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case arising from an automobile accident with a police vehicle. The trial court denied the City’s plea to the
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Sovereign Immunity can prevent Rule 202 pre-suit discovery. .. maybe Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. The Texas Civil Rights Project et al, No. 03-11-00538-CV (Tex. App. Austin, August 29, 2013). OK, this one has some interesting holdings which can
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Tangible property is not “used” under TTCA unless it causes the injury says Houston Court of Appeals
Tangible property is not “used” under TTCA unless it causes the injury says Houston Court of Appeals John Harrison v. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, No. 01-12-00980-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 29, 2013) This is
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In Re: Titus County, Texas, 06-13-00050-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, August 28, 2013). This is really a trial procedural case for condemnation proceedings. Unless you’re a litigator or are involved in condemnation right now, this may not be of interest. For those
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Police car did not cause the accident so no waiver of immunity says 4th Court of Appeals Lopez, et al v. Escobar, 04-13-00151-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 28, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea
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The University of Texas – Pan American and the University of Texas System v. Miller, 03-10-00710-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 28, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction relating to an employment dispute.
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Chambers v. The State of Texas, 05-12-01178-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, August 26, 2013). This is one of a collection of appeals arising from an animal cruelty proceeding the State filed against Chambers in justice court where over 100 animals were seized
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