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Category: Whistleblower

June 16, 2022Employment Law, Whistleblower

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 […]

July 13, 2021Discrimination, Employment Law, Whistleblower

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.], […]

November 30, 2020Constitutional Challenge, Employment Law, Litigation, Retaliation, Sec. 1983, Whistleblower

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 […]

June 25, 2020Employment Law, Whistleblower

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.). […]

April 21, 2020Employment Law, Sovereign Immunity, Whistleblower

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 […]

March 23, 2020Employment Law, Whistleblower

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 […]

December 13, 2019Declaratory Judgments, Injunction, Litigation, Mandamus, Procedure, Sovereign Immunity, TOMA, Whistleblower

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 26, 2018Constitutional Challenge, Contracts, Declaratory Judgments, Discrimination, Employment Law, Injunction, Litigation, Mandamus, Nuisance, Retaliation, Separation of Powers, Sovereign Immunity, Takings, TTCA, Whistleblower

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 […]

December 3, 2018Contracts, Employment Law, Litigation, Procedure, Retaliation, Whistleblower

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 […]

November 2, 2018Employment Law, Litigation, Sovereign Immunity, Whistleblower

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 […]

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