City of Georgetown, Texas v. Lower Colorado River Authority, 03-12-00648-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 23, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a case arising out of the City’s long-term contract to
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University of Texas – Pan Am v Gonzalez, No. 13-13-00153-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, August 15, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction connected with a personal injury case. Gonzalez was enrolled in
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Error in County records held to be the negligent use of motor-driven equipment says 14th Court of Appeals. Kilburn v. Fort Bend County Drainage District, 14-13-00011-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], August 13, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claim Act
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Miller v Ector County Hospital District, No. 11-11-00221-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, August 8, 2013). This is an employment case where the Plaintiff brought tort claims as a means to challenging his termination. The trial court granted the District’s plea to the
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The City of Houston v. Ranjel,et al, No. 14-12-00458-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], August 1, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case. The incident
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Sampson v Tex. Dept. Public Safety et al, NO. 09-12-00537-CV (Tex. App. Beaumont, July 11, 2013). This is a §1983 and state tort claim case arising from an arrest but dismissal for marihuana. Sampson was arrested after a search of his vehicle
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Miller et. al v Jefferson County, NO. 03-11-00521-CV, (Tex. App. – Austin, July 11, 2013). Miller et. al v Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6, et al, NO. 03-11-00817-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 11, 2013). In these two related appeals, the
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The City of Dallas v. Frederick Salyer, 05-12-00701-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, July 1, 2013) This is an interlocutory appeal where the City argued Salyer was a city employee not an independent contractor and the Worker’s Compensation laws precluded her negligence action
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The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. Vicki M. King, No. 14-12-00847-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.] June 27, 2013) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction where the issue was a
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Leon Valley Economic Development Corp. v Little, No. 04-12-00142-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 19, 2013) In this case the Fourth Court of Appeals held that a Type B economic development corporation is not a governmental entity entitled to sovereign/governmental immunity
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