City of San Antonio and City Public Service n/k/a CPS Energy v. Joel Herrera, 04-13-00304-CV (Tex. App. – October 16, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a car accident in which Plaintiff
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Texas Department of Transportation v. Jacqueline Ingram, No. 06-13-00047-CV (Tex. App. – Texarkana, October 4, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case where the plaintiff lost control over her vehicle and struck a ditch twelve hours after The Texas Department
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City of Houston v. Ester Medina Owens, 14-12-00930-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] September 24, 2013), This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a case where a city police officer had a car
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Tex. Adjutant General’s Office v. Ngakoue, No. 11-0686, 2013 WL 4608867, 2013 Tex. LEXIS 681 (Tex. August 30, 2013), Even though this is a Texas Supreme Court case (and is important), it is primarily of interest to litigators. In this case the
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Port of Houston Authority v. Aaron, et al. No. 01-12-00373-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] September 5, 2013). This is one of two cases decided at the same time involving the same parties. This case is an interlocutory appeal from
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Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. et al v. Fayette County, 04-13-00082-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 30, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case involving a patrol vehicle in which the trial court granted the County’s plea to the jurisdiction
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City of San Antonio v Rodriguez, No. 04-13-00116-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 30, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act case arising from an automobile accident with a police vehicle. The trial court denied the City’s plea to the
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Sovereign Immunity can prevent Rule 202 pre-suit discovery. .. maybe Susan Combs, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts v. The Texas Civil Rights Project et al, No. 03-11-00538-CV (Tex. App. Austin, August 29, 2013). OK, this one has some interesting holdings which can
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Tangible property is not “used” under TTCA unless it causes the injury says Houston Court of Appeals
Tangible property is not “used” under TTCA unless it causes the injury says Houston Court of Appeals John Harrison v. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, No. 01-12-00980-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], August 29, 2013) This is
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Police car did not cause the accident so no waiver of immunity says 4th Court of Appeals Lopez, et al v. Escobar, 04-13-00151-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 28, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea
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