Sampson v Tex. Dept. Public Safety et al, NO. 09-12-00537-CV (Tex. App. Beaumont, July 11, 2013). This is a §1983 and state tort claim case arising from an arrest but dismissal for marihuana. Sampson was arrested after a search of his vehicle
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Miller et. al v Jefferson County, NO. 03-11-00521-CV, (Tex. App. – Austin, July 11, 2013). Miller et. al v Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6, et al, NO. 03-11-00817-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 11, 2013). In these two related appeals, the
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The City of Dallas v. Frederick Salyer, 05-12-00701-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, July 1, 2013) This is an interlocutory appeal where the City argued Salyer was a city employee not an independent contractor and the Worker’s Compensation laws precluded her negligence action
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The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. Vicki M. King, No. 14-12-00847-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] June 27, 2013) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction where the issue was a
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North Central Texas Council of Governments v. MRSW Management, LLC, No. 03-12-00692-CV (Tex. App. Austin June 20, 2013). This is a contractual immunity case in which the Austin Court of Appeals held that a local council of governments is immune when performing
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Leon Valley Economic Development Corp. v Little, No. 04-12-00142-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 19, 2013) In this case the Fourth Court of Appeals held that a Type B economic development corporation is not a governmental entity entitled to sovereign/governmental immunity
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University of Houston v Barth, NO. 12-0358 (Tex. June 14, 2013) This is a Texas Whistleblower case where the Texas Supreme Court, for the first time, interpreted part of the Act noting that a “law” includes a “rule adopted under a statute
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City of Bellaire v Johnson, no. 11-0933, slip op. (Tex. June 7, 2013) This is a Texas Supreme Court case in which the Court determined the definition of “employee” for purposes of the Worker’s Compensation Act bar includes “borrowed” employees from independent
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Cox, et al v. Sasol North America, Inc. No. 12-31123, slip op (5th Cir. May 24, 2013) While this is not a municipal case, the holding can have a significant impact on municipal litigators. Essentially the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
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City of Canton v ZANBAKA, USA, LLC d/b/a DUKE’S TRAVEL PLAZA, NO. 12-12-00006-CV (Tex. App. Tyler May 31, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity from a contract. ZANBAKA, USA,
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