El Paso County, Texas v. Mary Lou Vasquez 08-15-00086-CV (Tex. App.- El Paso, May 5th 2016) This is an employment discrimination/retaliation case where the El Paso Court of Appeals reversed in part and affirmed in part the denial of the County’s plea
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Ambrea Fairchild v All American Check Cashing, Incorporated, a Mississippi Corporation, No. 15-60190 (5th Cir. March 18, 2016). This is a pregnancy discrimination and FLSA overtime case where the U.S. 5th Circuit affirmed the order granting the employer’s request for judgment. While
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Arthur Butcher v. City of San Antonio, Acting by and through its agent City Public Service Board d/b/a CPS Energy 04-15-00338-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, March 9, 2016) This is a race discrimination case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals
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Dallas County Schools v. Paul Green 05-14-00432-CV (Tex. App. — Dallas, January 19, 2016) This is a disability discrimination case under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) where the court of appeals reversed a trial court judgment holding the evidence
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Dr. James Jones v. Angelo State University, 03-14-00112-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, December 18, 2015). This is a religious discrimination/failure-to-accommodate in employment dispute where the Austin Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the granting of the summary judgment
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Ortiz v. City of San Antonio Fire Department No. 15-50341 (5th Cir. November 17, 2015). This is an appeal from the granting of the City’s summary judgment motion which the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in this genetic and national origin
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15 days of notice sufficient for court to hear plea to the jurisdiction says Dallas Court of Appeals
Thornton v. City of Plano, Texas, 05-14-01120-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, November 2, 2015). This is a gender discrimination/retaliation case where the Dallas Court of Appeals affirmed the order granting the City’s plea to the jurisdiction. Thorton was a Plano police officer
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Alamo Heights ISD v. Catherine Clark, 04-14-00746-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, October 21, 2015) This is a discrimination/retaliation employment suit in which the Fourth Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of the Alamo Heights ISD (“AHISD”) plea to the jurisdiction. Clark
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Austin Independent School District v. Andrew Lofters, 03-14-00071-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, April 1, 2015) In this race discrimination/retaliation case the Third Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the a plea to the jurisdiction for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Lofters,
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Tammy Anderson v. Houston Community College System, 01-14-00062-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], January 13, 2015) This is a discrimination/retaliation case under the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (“TCHRA”) where the court of appeals affirmed the granting of MSJs for
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