Gibson v. Kilpatrick, No. 12-60905 (5th Cir. December 11, 2014). This is a First Amendment in employment matter case where the 5th Circuit reversed the denial of the Mayor’s qualified immunity defense. Chief of Police Gibson reported Mayor Kilpatrick of Drew, Mississippi
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Michael Hamilton v. Mark Washington, in his Capacity as City of Austin Civil Service Director, et al., 03-11-00594-CV (Tex. App. Austin, December 23, 2014) This is an appeal from the granting of a plea to the jurisdiction in a civil service indefinite
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Lubbock-Crosby County Community Supervision and Corrections Department et al. v. Shane Lance, 07-14-00222-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, December 22, 2014) This is a Texas Whistleblower lawsuit where the Seventh District Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the entities plea to the
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Greg Abbott, Attorney General of the State of Texas v. City of Dallas, 03-13-00686-CV (Tex. App. – Austin December 23, 2014) This is a Public Information Act (“PIA”) lawsuit where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court order allowing the
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City of Houston v Carleson, et al., 13-0435 (Tex. December 19, 2014) This is an inverse condemnation case where the Texas Supreme Court agreed with the trial court that the property owners failed to properly allege a taking. Park Memorial was a
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Texas Department of State Health Services v. Laura Gonzalez, 13-14-00259-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, December 18, 2014) This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) motor vehicle accident case where the Thirteenth Court of Appeals reversed the denial of a plea
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The Gold Feather, Inc. v. City of Farmers Branch, 05-13-01175-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, Dec. 17, 2014). This is a structural standards case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment order in favor of the City for Gold Feather’s
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The Board of Adjustment of the City of University Park, Texas v. Legacy Hillcrest Investments, LP, 05-13-01128-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, December 8, 2014). This is a Board of Adjustment appeal where the Dallas Court of Appeals reversed the trial courts judgment
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Tarrant Regional Water District v. Monty Bennett, 02-13-00354-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, November 26, 2014). This is a Texas Open Meetings Act (“TOMA”) case which rejects several Attorney General opinions holding that a violation of TOMA can occur due to rubber-stamping,
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Nancy K. Johnson v. Amalgamated Transit Union Local No. 1338, 05-14-00208-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, November 25, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a breach of contract
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