Texas Supreme Court holds demoted officers failed to submit proper Whistleblower report
City of Fort Worth v Abdul Pridgen and Vance Keyes, No. 20-0700 (Tex. May 27, 2022) In this Whistleblower lawsuit, the Texas […]
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Evidence that a decisionmaker knew about the report of illegal activity is required to prove a Whistleblower retaliation claim.
Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs Houston Community College v. Sabrina Lewis, No. 01-19-00626-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.], […]
The Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed judgment for City in First Amendment/Whistleblower claims since no causal connection was present
Special contributing author Laura Mueller, City Attorney for Dripping Springs Samer Shobassy v. City of Port Arthur, No. 09-18-00363-CV (Tex. App.—Port Arthur […]
Whistleblower Act report qualified even though the chief already knew about the alleged regarding the violation of law.
Special Guest Author, Laura Mueller. City of Fort Worth v. Pridgen, et al., No. 05-18-00652-CV (Tex. App.—Dallas June 18, 2020) (mem. op.). […]
Texas Supreme Court holds 90-day statute of limitations is a jurisdictional prerequisite to filing suit under Texas Whistleblower Act
City of Madisonville, et al., v Sims, 18-1047 (Tex. April 17, 2020) This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Texas […]
Nurse who reported believed violation of overtime restrictions to legal department deemed not to have reported to proper agency under Whistleblower Act
Erin Reding v. Lubbock County Hospital District d/b/a University Medical Center, 07-18-00313-CV, (Tex. App – Amarillo, March 18, 2020) This is a […]
Texas Supreme Court holds no-evidence MSJ proper to challenge jurisdiction; TOMA waiver of immunity does not include declaratory judgment claims
Town of Shady Shores v Swanson, 18-0413 (Tex. Dec. 13, 2019) This is an employment case, but the focus on the opinion […]
December 2018 Condensed Summaries
The problem with December is courts try to get cases off their desk prior to the holiday break. Clients like to get […]
Order granted County’s plea to the jurisdiction reversed by 13th Court of Appeals in Whistleblower Act case
Leticia Perez v. Cameron County and Juan A. Gonzalez 13-17-00581-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi & Edinburg, November 15, 2018). This is […]
El Paso Court of Appeals holds limitations defense in Whistleblower Act case could not be raised in a plea to the jurisdiction
Sims v. City of Madisonville, 08-15-00113-CV, 2018 WL 4659572, at *1 (Tex. App.—El Paso Sept. 28, 2018, no pet. h.) This case […]