Christopher L. Gay and Steven L. Carroll v. The City of Wichita Falls, 08-13-00028-CV (Tex. App. – El Paso, August 13, 2014). This is a contractual immunity case involving the payment of disability benefit premiums for City police officers. The El Paso
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City of San Antonio v. Alamo Aircraft Supply, Inc. et al, 04-14-00057-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, August 13, 2014. At its core, this is a contract dispute involving sovereign immunity where a party sued for breach alleging the ability to enforce
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Stevie Lynn Davis v. Texas Department of Public Safety, 03-13-00199-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 12, 2014). This is a Texas Public Information Act (“PIA”) case and a short one at that. Davis filed a mandamus action to compel DPS to turn
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Appaloosa Development, LP and Lubbock Water Rampage v. City of Lubbock, Texas, 07-13-00290-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, August 11, 2014). This is an inverse condemnation case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals affirmed a take nothing judgment against the Plaintiffs. Appaloosa is
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Dallas County Hospital District v. Laura Constantino, 05-13-01084-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, August 7, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case where the Dallas Court of
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The University of Texas at Austin v. John Sampson, 03-12-00265-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 8, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of jurisdictional motions in a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”) case. The Austin Court of Appeals reversed
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Hunt County Community Supervision and Corrections Department v. Christina Gaston, 03-13-00189-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, August 6, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Whistleblower Act lawsuit. A majority panel of
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Duarte v. City of Lewisville, Texas No. 13-40806 (5th Circuit, July 22, 2014). This is a constitutional deprivation challenge brought by a registered sex offender and his wife and children challenging a City of Lewisville ordinance prohibiting them from living in an
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Kitchen v. Dallas County, Texas, et al, No. 13-10545 (5th Cir. July 17, 2014) This is an excessive force case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a summary judgment dismissing several detention officers and County after the
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City of El Paso, Texas v. Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas and Stephanie Townsend Allala, 03-13-00820-CV, (Tex. App. – Austin, August 1, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Public
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