City of Corpus Christy v Ferguson, 13-12-00679-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christy, February 6, 2014) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a premise liability case under the Texas Recreational Use statute. Ferguson traveled
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Blanca Nieto v. Permian Basin Community Centers for MHMR, 11-11-00258-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, January 30, 2014). This is a Whistleblower Act case interpreting the Univ. of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. at Dallas v. Gentilello, 398 S.W.3d 680, 683 (Tex. 2013) line
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City of Houston et al. v. Little Nell Apartments, 14-12-01157-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], January 23, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a City of Houston director’s actions which
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Bexar County Texas v. Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County, 04-13-00316-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, January 22, 2014). This is an appeal from a declaratory action judgment where the trial court ordered the County to make certain payroll deductions which
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City of Dallas v. Brian Loncar, Sue Loncar, et al, 05-12-00705-CV, (Tex. App – Dallas, January 16, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving a vehicle collision at an intersection between Loncar and
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City of Seguin, Texas v. Lower Colorado River Authority, 03-13-00165-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, January 15, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction involving whether immunity protects the City of Seguin from a breach
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Fort Worth Independent School District v. Joseph Palazzolo, 02-13-00006-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, January 9, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Whistleblower case where the Fort Worth reversed the denial of a summary judgment challenging jurisdiction. Palazzolo was
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Dallas County v. Logan, Roy, 05-11-00480-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, January 9, 2014). This is a Whistleblower case on remand from the Texas Supreme Court. The Supreme Court summary is located here. The Supreme Court resolved a split in the circuits and
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Joe A. Zuniga v. The City of San Antonio, 04-13-00142-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, January 8, 2014). This is an employment case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the City noting Zuniga did not rebut
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Lower Colorado River Authority v. City of Boerne, Texas, 04-13-00108-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, January 8, 2014). This is a declaratory judgment action where the Lower Colorado River Authority (“LCRA”) brought a suit to enforce a 25 year term contract
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