Delaval v. PTech Drilling Tubulars, L.L.C. No. 15-20471 (5th Cir.- June 3rd 2016) This is an Americans with Disabilities Act case where the 5th Circuit affirmed the granting of the employer’s summary judgment. While not a government case, the standards utilized apply
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Mendez v. Poitevent No. 15-50709 (5th Cir. June 2nd 2016) This is a §1983/excessive force case where the 5th Circuit affirmed dismissal based on qualified immunity of the individual officer. After receiving a radio report of smuggling near the Mexico border, Border
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Brian McEnery v. City of San Antonio and Chief Charles N. Hood, 04-15-00097-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 1, 2016). This is an appeal from a trial court’s order confirming an arbitration award that denied McEnery’s grievance against the City of
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FLCT, Ltd. and Field Street Development I, Ltd. v. City of Frisco, Texas, 02-14-00335-CV (Tex. App.- Fort Worth, May 26th 2016) Owners are two partnerships that own adjacent property in Frisco. FLCT’s tract is located on the actual corner; Field’s tract is
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County of Galveston, Texas v. Triple B Services, LLP 01-15-00565-CV (Tex. App.- Houston[1st Dist.], May 26th 2016) This is a contractual immunity case involving a road construction project where the First District Court of Appeals affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the denial of a
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Donna Pulkrabek v. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 05-14-01341-CV (Tex. App.- Dallas, May 25th 2016) and Thobe v. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 05-14-01450-CV (Tex. App.- Dallas, May 25th 2016) These are companion Texas Whistleblower Act cases in
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The City of Helotes, Tom Schoolcraft, Rick Schroder, and Ernest Cruz v. Continental Homes of Texas, LP, 04-15-00571-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, June 1, 2016). This is a case where a property owner challenged a City’s extension of its extraterritorial jurisdiction
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The City of Austin v. Jennifer Frame, et al 03-15-00292-CV (Tex. App.- Austin, May 26th 2016) This is a recreational use personal injury case where the Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed the
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In Re Lazy W District No. 1. , 15-0117 (Tex. May 27, 2016) This original mandamus proceeding involves two governmental entities, one of which petitioned for condemnation of a water pipeline easement across the other’s land. The Tarrant Regional Water District (“the
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Town of Lakewood Village v Bizios, 15-0106 (Tex. May 27, 2016) This is an interlocutory appeal from a temporary-injunction order regarding whether a Type A general-law municipality has authority to enforce its building codes and building-permit requirements within its extraterritorial jurisdiction (“ETJ”).
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