Adriana P. Perez v Webb County, 04-14-00275-CV, (Tex. App. — San Antonio, June 3, 2015) This is an automobile accident case under the Texas Tort Claims Act which resulted in a lead opinion, a concurring opinion for very different reasons and a
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Bexar County v. Leticia Votion 04-14-00629-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, May 20, 2015). This is a slip-and-fall/actual notice case in which the 4th Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. Votion was working for a third-party
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City of League City v. Christobelle LeBlanc et al, 01-14-00720-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], May 7, 2015). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) premise defect case in which the First District Court of Appeals reversed the denial of
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Williams, et al v. The City of Baytown, 01-14-00569-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], May 5, 2015) This is a police chase case where a shoplifter fleeing from police collided with a stopped car, killing one occupant and injuring another. Two
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Arlean Green v. City of Houston, 01-14-00808-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] April 30, 2015) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) slip and fall case where the First District Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of a plea to
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. Donald Armstrong, 05-14-00779-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, April 15, 2015). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) notice case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in this
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Charles N. Draper v. Greg Guernsey, in his Capacity as Director of Planning and Development Watershed Protection Review Department; and City of Austin, 03-14-00265-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, February 25, 2015). This is a land-use dispute but the opinion focuses on the
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RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC. v. FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS, 13-0968 (Tex. February 6, 2015) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case involving a motor vehicle collision of two eighteen-wheelers and involves the interpretation of Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code §101.021(1)(a)(i.e.
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES V. WATSON, et al. 12-0830 (Tex. January 9, 2015) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the Texas Supreme Court holds that while individual employees are entitled to dismissal for tort claims, they
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Texas Department of State Health Services v. Laura Gonzalez, 13-14-00259-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, December 18, 2014) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) motor vehicle accident case where the Thirteenth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea
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