Texas Supreme Court holds University retains immunity for interesection vehicle accident
Fraley v Texas A&M University System, No. 21-0784, (Tex. March 24, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the […]
Category: TTCA
Texas Supreme Court explains plaintiffs’ burdens to defeat a plea to the jurisdiction under Texas Tort Claims Act
Wesley Rattray, et. al, v. City of Brownsville, 20-0975 (Tex. March 10, 2023) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case […]
Texas Supreme Court holds TTCA cap on damages are jurisdictional and the plaintiff’s burden to establish which cap applies
Gulf Coast Center v Curry, 20-0856 (Tex. December 30, 2022) In this Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case, the Texas Supreme Court […]
No waiver of immunity exists when accident caused by an emergency situation says First District Court of Appeals
City of Houston, Texas v Sheila McGriff, 01-21-00487-CV, (Tex. App – Hou [1st], Dec. 15, 2022) This is a TTCA case involving […]
Texas Supreme Court holds Plaintiff’s employer properly filed notice of claim under city charter on behalf of employee
Leonarda Leach v City of Tyler, 21-0606 (Tex. September 16, 2022), per curiam. This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) […]
Fourth Court of Appeals holds that operation of wheelchair ramp on public bus does not trigger waiver of immunity under Tort Claims Act
VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority v. Manuel Flores, No. 04-21-00233-CV (Tex.App.—San Antonio, August 3, 2022) This case stems from a trial court’s […]
14th Court of Appeals in Houston holds TxDOT had actual notice of dangerous condition based on crash reports and information within record
Texas Department of Transportation v Singh, 14-20-00694-CV (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist.], August 11, 2022). Singh sued the Texas Department of […]
14th Court of Appeals holds fact questions on “emergency” prevented granting of plea to the jurisdiction
City of Houston v Arellano, 14-21-00117-CV (Tex. App. — Houston [14th Dist], August 11, 2022). This is a vehicle accident/emergency responder case […]
El Paso Court of Appeals holds automatic gate was not unreasonably dangerous simply because it could close automatically
City of El Paso v. Maria Pina, No. 08-20-00159-CV (Tex. App. — El Paso, Aug. 8, 2022) This is a premise defect […]
Texas Fourth Court of Appeals holds that merely investigating an injury does not constitute actual notice of claim
Fanny Bellorin, Individually and on Behalf of and as Next of Friend of Derlin Hernandez v. City of San Antonio, No. 04-22-00003-CV, […]