The City of Keller v. Hall, et al, 02-12-00061-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, May 1, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a flooding/inverse condemnation case. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals
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Country Community Timberlake Village, L.P., et al v. HMW Special Utility District of Harris and Montgomery Counties, 01-12-00825-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], April 15, 2014) This is a diminution of value case arising from the condemnation of a small track
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI v. SCORPIO DEVELOPMENT, LLC., 13-13-00445-CV (Tex. App. – Corpus Christi, March 13, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in an inverse condemnation case which the 13th Court of Appeals
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The City of College Station, Texas v. Star Insurance Company No. 12-20746 (5th Cir. November 13, 2013). The underlying case is a zoning matter; however the issues on appeal is whether the City’s insurance should have covered the defense. This case should
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Sundance at Stone Oak Association, Inc. v. Northeast Independent School District, 04-12-00610-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, November 13, 2013). This is a trespass and takings claim for extending a roadway based on an easement. The Sundace Home Owner’s Association (“Sundance”) had
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Texas Supreme Court holds successful lawyer against City failed to establish proper attorney’s fees.
City of Laredo v Montano, et al, No. 12-0274 (Tex. October 25, 2013). This is an eminent domain case (mainly for litigators) released today from the Texas Supreme Court appealing a jury determination that the City’s condemnation of certain property was not for
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TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND CITY OF EDINBURG v. A.P.I. PIPE AND SUPPLY, No. 10-1020 (Tex. April 5, 2013) In an inverse-condemnation dispute, two judgments (one in 2003 and one in 2004) conflict as to the extent of the state’s easement. In
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El Dorado Land Co. v City of McKinney, NO. 11-0834, (Tex. March 29, 2013) This case has gone up to the Texas Supreme Court before on interlocutory appeal, back down, and now returns. This is an inverse condemnation lawsuit where the issue
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Kopplow Dev. v City of San Antonio, NO. 11-0104, (Tex. March 8, 2013) The question in this case is whether an inverse condemnation claim is premature when premised on the owner’s inability to develop its property as the city previously approved. The
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Texas Municipal Power Agency v Johnston, NO. 01-12-00873-CV, (Tex. Civ. App. Houston [1st Dist], February 28, 2013). This is an injunction case by a property owner trying to stop a threatened condemnation process. TMPA filed a plea to the jurisdiction which was
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