This is a premise defect case under the Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) in which the First District Court of Appeals held the City failed to address invitee status vs licensee status in its plea to the jurisdiction. The City of Houston
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City of Houston v Manning, et al. 24-0428 (Tex. May 23, 2025) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) case where the Texas Supreme Court held the Act waives immunity for negligence per se claims. The Houston Fire Department received
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City of Houston v. Mary Johnson, 01-23-00938-CV, (Tex. App. Houston [1st Dist.], April 8, 2025) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) claim where the First District Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. The
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Brian F. Wilson v. City of Houston, 14-22-00666-CV (Tex.App. — Hous [14th Dist.], Oct. 10, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act/Emergency Responder case where the Fourteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s dispositive motions. Wilson
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CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS v. IRENE QUINLAN, 22-0202 (Tex. June 2, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA) case where the Texas Supreme Court held the City held immunity for a premise defect because the leaseholder to the property was
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Fraley v Texas A&M University System, No. 21-0784, (Tex. March 24, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the Texas Supreme Court the held the alleged failure to install warning signs and the overall design of the intersection are
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Wesley Rattray, et. al, v. City of Brownsville, 20-0975 (Tex. March 10, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case regarding property damage arising from the operation or use of motor driven equipment. The Texas Supreme Court reversed the granting
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Gulf Coast Center v Curry, 20-0856 (Tex. December 30, 2022) In this Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case, the Texas Supreme Court held the statutory caps on damages are not only jurisdictional but are the plaintiff’s burden to establish as part of
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City of Houston, Texas v Sheila McGriff, 01-21-00487-CV, (Tex. App – Hou [1st], Dec. 15, 2022) This is a TTCA case involving a vehicular accident with a city owned vehicle. Appellee (“McGriff”) was driving a bus and Appellant’s (“the City”) employee was
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Leonarda Leach v City of Tyler, 21-0606 (Tex. September 16, 2022), per curiam. This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Texas Supreme Court held the Plaintiff provided proper notice of claim to the City in order to
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