Immunity Law
 
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.

I. BACKGROUND

Here, appellant was charged by indictment with unlawful possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, in an amount less than one gram in a drug-free zone, a second-degree felony. See TEX. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE ANN. § 481.115 (West 2010); see

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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.

FACTUAL SUMMARY

This case concerns a traffic accident that occurred in El Paso on February 19, 2010, when Trooper Cesar Cruz ran a red light while pursuing a speeder and struck a vehicle

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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

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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.

In late June and early July 2010, TxDOT performed a “mill and overlay” to repair cracks in the northbound service road near the entrance ramp to SH 360.

1See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4

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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

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Collie M. Trant v. State of Oklahoma

Dr. Collie Trant is the former Chief Medical Examiner for the State of
Oklahoma. Trant joined the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner at a time the
office was recovering from a series of public scandals. But Trant soon lost the
confidence of the Oklahoma Board of Medicolegal Investigations, to whom he
reported, and was terminated. Trant filed suit in Oklahoma state court alleging

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Appellees Teresa Renee Abila Lopez, individually and as next friend of Gabriella Jolie Abila Lopez, a minor child; Rachel Lopez, individuall

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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.

The Court docket sheet for this case contained the following docket entries:

11/14/2012 1 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Guadalupe Betancourt (Monismith, Pete) (Entered: 11/14/2012)

11/14/2012 2 COMPLAINT against Atwood Distributing, LP (paid $350

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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.

The court docket sheet for this case contained the following entries:

02/22/2013 1 COMPLAINT against Woodland Park Hospitality, Inc. (paid $350 filing fee; receipt number 1085-1119294)

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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:



(1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person’s right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental disabilities have been precluded from doing so because of dis

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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.

BACKGROUND

On June 21, 2010, Appellee Lisa Latimer sued the County under the Texas Whistleblower Act.

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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.

Background

Chapter 393 of the finance code regulates credit services organizations (CSOs).1 See

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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

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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

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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

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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

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hours, and which W&W contends originated from Fow

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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

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Kraton McGugan v. Linda L. Aldana-Bernier, M.D., et al.

2 Plaintiff Kraton McGugan appeals from the judgment of the United States
3 District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Melançon, J.) dismissing her
4 complaint. McGugan brought suit against Defendants Jamaica Hospital Medical
5 Center and four of its employees — Linda L. Aldana‐Bernier, M.D., Shushan
6 Hovanesian, M.D., Rabbi Mahmudur, M.D., and Femi Abioye, R.N. —

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Pablo Morales v. City of New York

30 Plaintiff Pablo Morales appeals from a judgment of the United States
31 District Court for the Southern District of New York (Crotty, J.), dismissing
32 his Second Amended Complaint against the City of New York, the New York
33 City Police Department (“NYPD”), and four individual State and Federal law
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1 enforcement officials. Morales brought this action against the ind

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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

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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

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