Nikki Sides individually and on behalf of the estate of Thomas Middleton v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 01-15-00004-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] November 3, 2015). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”)–inmate suicide case in which the First
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Joyce Janette Riddle v. City of Abilene 11-14-00146-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, October 1, 2015) This is a premise defect/Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Eastland Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction for the
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Sidney B. Hale, Jr. v. City of Bonham, 06-15-00021-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, September 23, 2015) This is a lease/premise liability case where the Texarkana Court of Appeals dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims as the City was immune from suit. Hale rented an
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Texas Supreme Court holds the recreational use statute does not apply to egress from a baseball game
LOUIE LAWSON, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLYN BURNS v. CITY OF DIBOLL, 15-0037 (Tex. September 18, 2015) This is a recreation use statute case where the Texas Supreme Court reversed the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction and remanded back
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City of Bastrop v. Chyanne M. Bryant, 03-14-00591-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 27, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Recreational Use case where the City appealed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. The Austin Court of Appeals
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The City of Dalhart, Texas v. Carol Lathem 07-14-00229-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, August 31, 2015) This is a general negligence and premise liability case where a minor child was injured by falling boards at a public pool. The Amarillo Court of
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Carolyn Northcutt, as Personal Representative of the Estate of James H. Bell v. City of Hearne, 10-14-00012-CV (Tex. App. Waco – July 30, 2015). This is an appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in a vehicle accident case.
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City of Laredo, Texas v. Julian Jacobo Reyna, 04-15-00147-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, July 22, 2015) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the San
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City of Austin, Texas v. Jamil Cherry 03-14-00212-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 21, 2015) This is an interlocutory appeal in a Texas Tort Claims Act case in which the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea to the
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EDITH SUAREZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING PARENT OF A.S. AND S.S., DECEASED, AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF HECTOR SUAREZ, DECEASED v. THE CITY OF TEXAS CITY, 13-0947 (Tex. June 19, 2015) This interlocutory appeal granting a municipality’s plea to the jurisdiction in
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