Michelle Gish v. City of Austin, Texas 03-14-00017-CV (Tex. App.- Austin, May 11th 2016) This is a Civil Service Act case where the Third Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction and remanded the case. Michelle
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Heffernan v. City of Paterson 14-1280 (U.S. April 26, 2016) This is a First Amendment in employment §1983 cause of action which appears to be a case of first impression. The United States Supreme Court held that even though a police officer
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Jefferson County Constables Association v. Jefferson County, Texas 13-14-00188-CV (Tex. App.- Corpus Christi, May 5th 2016) This is a civil service case where the County sought to overturn an arbitration award. The 13th Court of Appeals expressly disagreed with the 4th Court
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City of McKinney v. El Dorado Land Company, LP 05-15-00067-CV (Tex. App.- Dallas, May 3, 2016). This is a takings case regarding a dedication of property with a possibility of reverter where the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the granting of the
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Cordelia Moscrip, Michelle Stewart and Tracy Romero v. Maura Kraus 04-15-00734-CV (Tex.App.–San Antonio, April 27, 2016) This is a defamation case where the Fourth Court of Appeals denied an election of remedies dismissal for employees of the University of Texas Health Science
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BCCA APPEAL GROUP, INC. v. CITY OF HOUSTON, 13-0768 (Tex. April 29, 2016) This is essentially a preemption case where the Court determined whether the Texas Clean Air Act and the Act’s enforcement mechanisms in the Texas Water Code preempts a Houston
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Jeanette Hagelskaer v. Texas Department of Transportation 09-15-00279-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, April 21, 2016). This is an appeal from the granting of TxDOT’s plea to the jurisdiction where the Beaumont Court of Appeals modified the judgment but affirmed the granting of the
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Harris County, Texas v. Stephanie Jo Baker, 01-15-00930-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], April 21, 2016) This is a negligence case based on injuries allegedly incurred during an arrest. The First District Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the County’s
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City of Pearsall v. Robert Tobias 04-15-00302-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, April 20, 2016) This is an employment case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals reversed a trial court judgment awarding a former city manager severance damages. In 2013 Tobias
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Bert Wallace v Kent County, Texas, No. 07-14-00216-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, April 13, 2016) This is an attorney’s fee case, but one which applies when a party sued a governmental entity under the Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act (“UDJA”). However, it will
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