City of El Paso v. Maria Pina, No. 08-20-00159-CV (Tex. App. — El Paso, Aug. 8, 2022) This is a premise defect case under the Texas Tort Claims Act where the El Paso Court of Appeals held an automatic gate is not
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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, (Tex.App.—San Antonio July 13, 2022) (mem. op.) This case stems from an appeal of the City of San Antonio’s (“COSA”)
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Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs City of Cleveland v. Macie Martin LaFrance and Penny Martin, 09-20-00189-CV, (Tex. App – Beaumont, June 9, 2022) (mem. op.). In this appeal from a trial court’s denial of the city’s
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Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs City of Raymondville v. Isabel Elizondo, Noe Espinoza Jr., Roxanne Franco, and Antonio Espinoza, 13-21-00375-CV, (Tex. App – Corpus Christi – Edinburg, May 26, 2022) (mem. op.). In this appeal from
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City of San Antonio v Riojas, 20-0293 (Tex. Feb. 18, 2022) The Texas Supreme Court held an officer who turned his lights on to warn motorists of a traffic slowdown was entitled to official immunity. Officer Tristan noticed a traffic slowdown
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City of San Antonio v Maspero, et al. 19-1144 (Tex. Feb. 18, 2022) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) vehicle accident case where the Texas Supreme Court dismissed the Plaintiffs’ claims for lack of jurisdiction. Plaintiffs contend that their
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Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs City of Houston v. Crystal Green, No. 14-20-00190-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Jan. 11, 2022) (mem. op.). In this appeal from a trial court’s denial of the city’s motion for summary judgment,
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City of Fort Worth v. Soledad Alvarez, et al. 02-20-00408-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, February 10, 2022) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) vehicle accident case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals agreed jurisdiction was not pled or
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Nicholas Hulick v. City of Houston, 14-20-00424-CV (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.], Feb. 1, 2022) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”)/ vehicle accident case where the Fourteenth District reversed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction based on
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City of Irving, Texas v. Edwin Muniz, 05-21-00099-CV, (Tex. App – Dallas, Nov. 19, 2021) This is a premise defect/Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. During
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