City of Dallas v. Leslie Papierski 05-17-00157-CV (Tex. App— Dallas, October 2,2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case and interlocutory appeal from the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. The Dallas Court of Appeals reversed and rendered
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City of Midland and Washington Aquatic Center v. Herbert Bunch, 11-16-00276-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, September 29, 2017). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act/Recreational Use case where the Eastland Court of Appeals reversed in part and affirmed in part a trial
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City of San Antonio v. Carlos Mendoza 04-17-00168-CV (Tex.App— San Antonio, September 13, 2017) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case involving the alleged negligent operation or use of a motor vehicle in which the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed
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City of Arlington v. S.C.,et al. 02-17-00002-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, September 7, 2017) This is an interlocutory appeal involving a jurisdictional challenge in a special defect case. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals, acknowledging the case law is murky, held
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City of Houston v. Frank Nicolai, 01-16-00184-CV, (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 24, 2017) This is an interlocutory appeal where the First District Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction in this wrongful death
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City of San Antonio v. Britnee Amber Reyes and Stephanie Aguirre, 04-16-00748-CV (Tex.App. – San Antonio, August 23, 2017). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act vehicle accident case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals held the City was immune. San
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Lois Morgan v. City of Terrell, Texas 05-16-00554-CV (Tex. App— Dallas, August 15, 2017) This is a premise liability/negligent policy implementation case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. Morgan sued the City
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University of North Texas Health Science Center v. Jessica Jimenez, Jennifer Galo, Catherine Frank, in Their Individual Capacities, and William Tyler II, as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Pamela J. Knight, Deceased, 02-16-00368-CV (Tex.App— Fort Worth, August 3, 2017) In this
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Geoffrey Lucker v. Texas Department of Transportation 13-16-00380-CV( Tex.App—Corpus Christi, August 3, 2017) This is a premise liability case where the 13th Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of jury verdict in favor of TxDOT TxDOT received information water was likely
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University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. Lance McKenzie, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Courtney McKenzie-Thue (Deceased), Deborah Diver, Individually and As Next Friend of Jensen O’Hara, a Minor 14-16-00681-CV (Tex.App—Houston [14th District] August 3, 2017) This is
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