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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The City of Austin v. Jennifer Frame, et al 03-15-00292-CV (Tex. App.- Austin, May 26th 2016) This is a recreational use personal injury case where the Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed the
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William Marsh Rice University and Gary Spears v. Rasheed Rafaey 14-13-00235-CV (Tex. App.- Houston [14th Dist.], May 17th 2016) A man arrested by a private-university peace officer sued the officer and the university asserting various tort claims, but the 14th Court of
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Cordelia Moscrip, Michelle Stewart and Tracy Romero v. Maura Kraus 04-15-00734-CV (Tex.App.–San Antonio, April 27, 2016) This is a defamation case where the Fourth Court of Appeals denied an election of remedies dismissal for employees of the University of Texas Health Science
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