Adolfo F. Rodriguez v. City of Poteet, 04-13-00274-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, February 26, 2014) This is an age discrimination and retaliation case where the trial court granted the City’s traditional motion for summary judgment and the 4th Court of
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City of Houston v. Robert A. Smith, 01-13-00241-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.], February 25, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Whistleblower Act case where the question was when
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Williams-Boldware v. Denton County, Texas No. 13-40044 (5th Cir. January 31, 2014). This is a hostile work environment case where the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit reversed a judgment and dismissed the discrimination claims of an African-American Assistant
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Harris County Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission v. Louis Guthrie 14-12-00474-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [14th Dist.], February 13, 2014) This is an appeal from a district court order reversing the Harris County Sheriff’s Civil Service Commission’s order affirming the termination of
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City of Austin v. Raymond E. Chandler, et al., 03-12-00057-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, February 7, 2014) This is an age discrimination case where several public safety officers over 40 sued the City of Austin when they lost rank and years of
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Blanca Nieto v. Permian Basin Community Centers for MHMR, 11-11-00258-CV (Tex. App. – Eastland, January 30, 2014). This is a Whistleblower Act case interpreting the Univ. of Tex. Sw. Med. Ctr. at Dallas v. Gentilello, 398 S.W.3d 680, 683 (Tex. 2013) line
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Bexar County Texas v. Deputy Sheriff’s Association of Bexar County, 04-13-00316-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, January 22, 2014). This is an appeal from a declaratory action judgment where the trial court ordered the County to make certain payroll deductions which
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Fort Worth Independent School District v. Joseph Palazzolo, 02-13-00006-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, January 9, 2014). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Whistleblower case where the Fort Worth reversed the denial of a summary judgment challenging jurisdiction. Palazzolo was
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Dallas County v. Logan, Roy, 05-11-00480-CV (Tex. App. – Dallas, January 9, 2014). This is a Whistleblower case on remand from the Texas Supreme Court. The Supreme Court summary is located here. The Supreme Court resolved a split in the circuits and
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Joe A. Zuniga v. The City of San Antonio, 04-13-00142-CV (Tex. App. – San Antonio, January 8, 2014). This is an employment case where the San Antonio Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for the City noting Zuniga did not rebut
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