Damuth v. Trinity Valley Community College, 12-11-00248-CV (Tex. App. – Tyler, July 31, 2013). This is a contractual immunity case in an employment contract dispute. Damuth was a teacher and coach for Trinity Valley Community College (“TVCC”). Five months into the one
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Burt v. Andrews County Hospital District d/b/a Permian Regional Medical Center, 08-11-00109-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, July 24, 2013). This is a worker’s compensation retaliation case where the court recognized the applicability of the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Travis
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Cokins, et al v City of Lakeway, No. 03-12-00083-CV (Tex. App. Austin, July 25, 2013). This is an annexation dispute where the trial court granted the City of Lakeway’s plea to the jurisdiction and the various property owners appealed. The City annexed
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The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings v. Birch et al, 04-12-00681-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, July 24, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction arising from several alleged employment claims. The
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Webb County v. Khaledi Properties, 04-12-00251-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, July 24, 2013). This is a contractual immunity case where the County appealed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. Through a long history of events, Khaledi Properties sued
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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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