The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center v. Karen Jones 14-15-00266-CV (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.], January 21, 2016) This is a negligent use of tangible personal property case where the 14th District Court of Appeals held that dispensing prescribed
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James v. Boise 15-493 (U.S. January 25, 2016). This is a case involving attorney’s fees for suits under 42. U.S.C. §1983 (constitutional violations mainly). Essentially, the U.S. Supreme Court held the test for determining a “prevailing party” is dictated by federal, not
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Savering, et al v. City of Mansfield 02-15-00034-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, January 21, 2016) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a temporary injunction. The Plaintiffs are property owners in a neighborhood. After the City built a bridge
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Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, 14-857 (January 20, 2016) The United States Supreme Court issued this opinion on derivative sovereign immunity for contractors. The United States Navy contracted with Campbell-Ewald Company (“Campbell”) to develop a multimedia recruiting campaign that included the sending of text
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Dallas County Schools v. Paul Green 05-14-00432-CV (Tex. App. — Dallas, January 19, 2016) This is a disability discrimination case under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) where the court of appeals reversed a trial court judgment holding the evidence
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Ashwin J. Babaria and Bharti A. Babaria v. City of Southlake, Texas 02-14-00068-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, January 14, 2016). This is a condemnation case where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the condemnation award issued by the trial court.
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Vicki Ward v. Lamar University, Texas State University System and James Simmons 14-14-00097-CV (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.], January 12, 2016) This is a Texas Whistleblower case. The panel previously issued an opinion (summary found here), but after a motion for rehearing,
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City of Carrollton, Texas v. Milan Hamrla, Petra Chudejova, Michael and Laura Brewer, Dalia Chavarria, Diane and Gene Hines, and Keith Effert, 02-15-00119-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, January 7, 2016). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea
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City of Dallas v. Ronald Giles, 05-15-00370-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, January 4, 2016) This is one of several employment disputes filed by Officer Giles. The Fifth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction and rendered
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Dr. James Jones v. Angelo State University, 03-14-00112-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, December 18, 2015). This is a religious discrimination/failure-to-accommodate in employment dispute where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the granting of the summary judgment
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