Adrian Broncha Alexander v. The State of Texas |
In four issues, appellant, Adrian Broncha Alexander, challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. We affirm. |
Texas Department of Public Safety v. Merardo Bonilla |
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) challenges the trial court’s denial of its immunity-based plea to the jurisdiction and summary judgment motions. For the reasons that follow, we affirm. |
Dallas Area Rapid Transit v. David Morris |
Appellee David Morris was injured when he fell while riding on a bus operated by appellant Dallas Area Rapid Transit (“DART”). Morris sued DART alleging that his injuries were caused by the negligent operation of the bus. After a jury trial, the trial court rendered judgment for Morris based on the jury’s verdict. In four issues, DART asserts the trial court erred by (1) including in the jur $0 (05-29-2014 - TX) |
Richard Brumfield v. Texas Department of Transportation |
Appellant Richard Brumfield appeals the trial court’s order granting the motion for summary judgment and plea to the jurisdiction of Appellee Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). We will affirm. |
Johnny Robertson v. Lee Lucas |
Plaintiffs-appellants Johnny Robertson, Nolan Lovett, Arrico Spires, Charles Matthews, Marlon Brooks, and Tyron Brown appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants-appellees Lee Lucas, Robert Cross, Thomas Verhiley, Jamaal Ansari, Chuck Metcalf, Matt Mayer, and Larry Faith, and the district court’s dismissal of appellants’ claims against Richland County and the City of $0 (05-28-2014 - OH) |
Collie M. Trant v. State of Oklahoma |
Dr. Collie Trant is the former Chief Medical Examiner for the State of |
Richard Feingold v. John Hancock Life Insurance Company (USA) |
Richard Feingold sued John Hancock Life Insurance Company and John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company (collectively, "Hancock") in a putative class action for damages said to arise from Hancock's adherence to contractual terms requiring that Hancock be given notice of the death of its insureds before death benefits are paid out to beneficiaries. Specifically, Hancock is said to have an obliga $0 (05-27-2014 - MA) |
Wood v. Moss |
While campaigning for a second term, President George W. Bush was scheduled to spend the night at a Jacksonville, Oregon, cottage. Local law enforcement officials permitted a group of Bush supporters and a group of protesters to assemble on opposite sides of a streetalong the President’s motorcade route. When the President made a last-minute decision to have dinner at the outdoor patio area of t $0 (05-27-2014 - DC) |
Plumhoff v. Richard |
Donald Rickard led police officers on a high-speed car chase that cameto a temporary halt when Rickard spun out into a parking lot. Rickard resumed maneuvering his car, and as he continued to use the accelerator even though his bumper was flush against a patrol car, anofficer fired three shots into Rickard’s car. Rickard managed to drive away, almost hitting an officer in the process. Officers f $0 (05-27-2014 - DC) |
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community |
The State of Michigan, petitioner, entered into a compact with respondent Bay Mills Indian Community pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). See 25 U. S. C. §2710(d)(1)(C). The compact authorizes Bay Mills to conduct class III gaming activities (i.e., to operate a casino) on Indian lands located within the State’s borders, but prohibits it from doing so outside that territory. Bay $0 (05-27-2014 - DC) |
Texas Department of Transportation v. Teresa Renee Abila Lopez |
This case arises from a vehicle accident in which a motorist struck and killed a tow-truck driver who was working to upright a Budget Rental moving truck. The truck rolled over and was in the median of Interstate Highway 20 at the time of the accident. |
Guadalupe Batencourt v. Atwood Distributing Company |
Guadalupe Batencourt sued Atwood Distributing Company on an American With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 121001, violation theory. |
Guadalupe Batencourt v. Woodland Park Hospitality, Inc. |
Guadalupe Batencourt sued Woodland Park Hospitality, Inc. on an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 121001, violation theory claiming to have been discriminated against by Defendant. |
Guadalupe Betancourt v. Burning Hills Hotel |
Guadalupe Betancourt sued Burning Hills Hotel claiming that Defendant violated the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. 12101 which provides: |
County of El Paso, Texas and El Paso County Sheriff's Department v. Lisa Latimer |
In this interlocutory appeal, the County of El Paso, Texas and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department (collectively referred to as “the County”) challenge an order denying their plea to the jurisdiction. TEX. CIV. PRAC. & REM. CODE ANN. § 51.014 (a)(8) (West 2008). We affirm. |
Consumer Service Alliance of Texas, Inc. et al v. City of Dallas, Texas |
Consumer Service Alliance of Texas, Inc. (CSAT), TitleMax of Texas, Inc. (TitleMax), and Ace Cash Express, Inc. (Ace) (collectively appellants) appeal the trial court’s order granting the City of Dallas, Texas’s (the City) plea to the jurisdiction. We affirm the trial court’s order. |
Tammy Gong v. City of Rosemead |
Appellants Tammy Gong (“Gong”) and L&G Rosemead Garden LLC (“L&G”) (Gong and L&G are jointly referred to as “appellants”) seek to impose liability on the City of Rosemead (the “City”) for the alleged tortious conduct of John Tran (“Tran”), a former member of its City Council and former mayor of the City. Appellants allege that while L&G’s proposed real estate project was proc $0 (05-20-2014 - CA) |
The City of Houston v. Mary McGowen |
This interlocutory appeal arises from the trial court’s denial of the City of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction. See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 51.014(a)(8) (allowing an appeal from an interlocutory order denying a plea to the jurisdiction by a governmental unit). Because timely formal notice of the claim was not provided and the City had no actual notice, the trial court erred in denying $0 (05-15-2014 - TX) |
Digital Music News, LLC v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Escape Media Group, LLC, Real Party in Interest |
Escape Media Group (Escape) operates an Internet service called Grooveshark through which users may upload and retrieve digital music files. UMG Recordings, Inc. owns an extensive music catalog that includes songs by such artists as Buddy Holly, The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, and The Who. In 2010, UMG sued Escape in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, alleging Escape infringed on copyrights a $0 (05-14-2014 - CA) |
W&W El Camino Real, LLC v. Victoria Fowler, as Trustee, etc. |
Plaintiff and appellant W&W El Camino Real, LLC (W&W) sued its upslope neighbor, defendant and respondent Victoria Fowler, trustee of the Fowler Revocable Living Trust (Fowler), for property damages after a January 2010 severe rainstorm flooded the property currently owned by W&W with water, mud and debris over the course of several |
Andrew Carman and Karen Carman v. Jeremy Carroll |
Responding to a police dispatch, Pennsylvania State Trooper Jeremy Carroll and another trooper proceeded to the home of Andrew and Karen Carman to search for a man who had stolen two loaded handguns and a car with New Jersey plates. Upon arriving at the Carmans’ residence, the troopers bypassed the front door and went directly to the back of the house and onto a deck adjoining the kitchen. On th $0 (05-16-2014 - PA) |
Kraton McGugan v. Linda L. Aldana-Bernier, M.D., et al. |
2 Plaintiff Kraton McGugan appeals from the judgment of the United States |
Pablo Morales v. City of New York |
30 Plaintiff Pablo Morales appeals from a judgment of the United States |
Denise Green v. City and County of San Francisco |
Plaintiff-Appellant Denise Green appeals from the district court’s judgment granting summary judgment to Defendants- Appellees dismissing her § 1983 and state law claims for wrongful detention, false arrest, and excessive force. Green’s suit arose out of a vehicular stop performed by Sergeant Ja Han Kim of the San Francisco Police Department (“SFPD”) after the SFPD’s Automatic License P $0 (05-12-2014 - CA) |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston v. Teresa McQueen and Clarence McQueen, Jr. |
In this health care liability case, appellant the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (“UTHSCH”) challenges on interlocutory appeal the trial court’s denial of its plea to the jurisdiction based on sovereign immunity in favor of appellees Teresa McQueen and Clarence McQueen. Concluding that the trial court erred when it denied UTHSCH’s plea to the jurisdiction, we reverse $0 (05-06-2014 - TX) |
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