Texas Department of Public Safety v. Anisty Mirasol, 03-15-00300-CV (Tex.App— Austin, September 29,2016) The Texas Department of Public Safety (“DPS”) appeals from the trial court’s order denying its plea to the jurisdiction in a vehicle collision case with a DPS officer under
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Joseph Gonzalez v. Bandera County, 04-16-00142-CV ( Tex. App— San Antonio, September 21, 2016) This is an appeal from the granting of the County’s plea to the jurisdiction based on a single vehicle accident. The San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed
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City of Rio Grande City, Texas, and Joel Villarreal, Herman R. Garza III, Arcadio J. Salinas III, Rey Ramirez, and Dave Jones in their Official Capacities v. BFI Waste Services of Texas, LP d/b/a Allied Waste Services of Rio Grande Valley,04-15-00729-CV (Tex.
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Norma Torres v. City of Corpus Christi, 13-14-00506-CV (Tex.App— Corpus Christi, September 1, 2016) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case involving a car accident with a police officer. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of the City’s
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Loyd Landon Sorrow v. Harris County, Et Al, 14-15-00571-CV (Tex. App— Houston [14th Dist.], August 23,2016) Sorrow was a pretrial detainee housed in the Harris County Jail. Sorrow asserts that during pre-trial detention he received medical treatment that included anti-psychotics and narcotics.
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City of Magnolia, City of Magnolia 4A Economic Development Corporation and City of Magnolia 4B Community Development Corporation v. David Smedley, 09-15-00334-CV (Tex. App—Beaumont. July 28,2016) This is a flooding case where the Beaumont Court of Appeals dismissed the Plaintiff’s claims against
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City of Houston v. Jesus Roman, Individually and as Next Friend of G.R., A Minor 01-15-01042-CV ( Tex. Civ. App. Houston [1st Dist.] July 12, 2016) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case involving a police dog bite. The First
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City of Dallas v Sanchez, 15-0094 (Tex. July 1, 2016) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Texas Supreme Court holds immunity is not waived due to an alleged malfunction with a dispatch system. Dallas dispatch received two
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Michelle Rodriguez v Fort Worth Transportation Authority, et al. 02-14-00340-CV (Tex. App.- Fort Worth, June 24th 2016) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where a plaintiff in a wrongful death case sued multiple entities trying to exceed the TTCA’s
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JOHN SAMPSON v. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 14-0745 (Tex.-2016) This is Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”), where the Texas Supreme Court held an extension cord which causes a trip and fall is to be analyzed under a “premise defect” analysis
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