Dallas County v Logan, No. 12-0203 (Tex. August 23, 2013) This is an interlocutory appeal Texas Tort Claims Act case, but the issue before the Texas Supreme Court was whether the County could raising additional jurisdictional defenses on interlocutory appeal which
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THEATRE COUNCIL PRODUCTIONS, LTD. v. CITY OF HARLINGEN, 3-12-00167-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, August 22, 2013). This is a commercial dispute where the City of Harlingen sued Theater Council Productions (“TCP”) after several Broadway musicals did not go on as planned
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Wallace v Kent County, No. 07-11-00427-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, August 21, 2013) This case involved a determination of whether a roadway is a private road or a public road by implied dedication and prescriptive easement. Wallace owns a ranch in Kent
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ICON Benefit Administrators II, L.Pet al v. Greg Abbott, Attorney General of Texas; and The City of Lubbock, 03-11-00459-CV (Tex. App. – Austin August 22, 2013) This is a Public Information Act lawsuit where several companies sought to prevent the release of
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Simply entering into a drug treatment program does not protect employees under ADA says 5th Circuit.
Shirley v. Precision Castparts Corp. No. 12-20544 (5th Cir. August 12, 2013). This is an ADA and FMLA case where a terminated employee alleges his drug addiction was a “disability” precluding his termination. Brian Shirley was a twelve year press operator for
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University of Texas – Pan Am v Gonzalez, No. 13-13-00153-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, August 15, 2013). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction connected with a personal injury case. Gonzalez was enrolled in
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Chin Wu v City of San Antonio, No. 04-10-00836-CV (Tex. Civ. App. – San Antonio August 14, 2013) This is a dangerous structure/takings opinion out of the San Antonio Court of Appeals. This opinion withdrew the prior opinion issued on March 6,
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Error in County records held to be the negligent use of motor-driven equipment says 14th Court of Appeals. Kilburn v. Fort Bend County Drainage District, 14-13-00011-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], August 13, 2013). This is a Texas Tort Claim Act
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Miller v Ector County Hospital District, No. 11-11-00221-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, August 8, 2013). This is an employment case where the Plaintiff brought tort claims as a means to challenging his termination. The trial court granted the District’s plea to the
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Morgan v. Plano Independent School District, No. 12-40493 (5th Cir. July 26, 2013) This is a Texas Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“TRFRA”) case against the Plano Independent School District. Plano ISD argued that TRFRA’s pre-suit notice requirement is a jurisdictional prerequisite to
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