Bexar County v. Leticia Votion 04-14-00629-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, May 20, 2015). This is a slip-and-fall/actual notice case in which the 4th Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. Votion was working for a third-party
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City of Leon Valley, et al v. Wm. Rancher Estates et al. 04-14-00542-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, May 20, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction arising from the denial of a zoning
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CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ET AL. v. SHEEHAN No. 13–1412 (U.S. May 18, 2015) This is a §1983 and ADA case where the U.S. Supreme Court held officers who shot a mentally ill individual who attacked them with a knife
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Plaintiff established jurisdiction for suit against TxDMV Executive Director for ultra-vires actions
Whitney Brewster, et al v. Drew Roicki and Richard Roicki As Successors in Interest to Pinnacle Motors, 04-14-00414-CV (Tex. App. — San Antonio, May 13, 2015). This case will be of more interest to litigators who deal with burden shifting in ultra-vires
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Vicki Ward v. Lamar University, Texas State University System and James Simmons, 14-14-00097-CV. (Tex. App. – Houston [14th] May 12, 2015) This is a Texas Whistler Blower Act case where the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part and
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IN RE STEVEN LIPSKY, 13-0928 (Tex. April 24, 2015) The Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”) protects citizens who petition or speak on matters of public concern from retaliatory lawsuits that seek to intimidate or silence them. Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code
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CITY OF DALLAS v. TCI WEST END, INC., 13-0795 (Tex. May 8, 2015) Texas Local Government Code §54.012(3) the authorizes a municipality to pursue a civil action against a property owner to enforce an ordinance “for zoning that provides for the use
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City of League City v. Christobelle LeBlanc et al, 01-14-00720-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], May 7, 2015). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) premise defect case in which the First District Court of Appeals reversed the denial of
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City of New Braunfels et al v. Joseph Tovar, 03-14-00693-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, May 7, 2015) This is a Civil Service Act interlocutory appeal where the trial court affirmed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction arising out of
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Williams, et al v. The City of Baytown, 01-14-00569-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], May 5, 2015) This is a police chase case where a shoplifter fleeing from police collided with a stopped car, killing one occupant and injuring another. Two
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