Beaumont Independent School District v. George W. Thomas Jr. 09-15-00029-CV (Tex. App. – Beaumont, January 28, 2016). This is a Texas Whistle Blower Act case where the Ninth Court of Appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part the denial of a
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Vicki Ward v. Lamar University, Texas State University System and James Simmons 14-14-00097-CV (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.], January 12, 2016) This is a Texas Whistleblower case. The panel previously issued an opinion (summary found here), but after a motion for rehearing,
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The City of Lubbock, Texas v. Lazaro Walck, 07-15-00078-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, November 16, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal in a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Amarillo Court of Appeals reversed and rendered in part, dismissed in part, and
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City of Killeen v. Barbara Gonzales, 03-14-00384-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, November 3, 2015) This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Austin Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the City’s plea to the jurisdiction based on a lack of
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Office of Attorney General v Ginger Weatherspoon, 14-0582 (Tex. September 18, 2015). This is a Texas Whistleblower Act case where the Texas Supreme Court reversed the denial of the State’s plea to the jurisdiction and dismissed the case. Weatherspoon was an assistant
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Nina Lopez v. Tarrant County, Texas, 02-13-00194-CV (Tex. App. – Fort Worth, August 25, 2015) This is a Whistleblower Claim where the Fort Worth Court of Appeals affirmed the granting of summary judgment for the employer County. Lopez was an executive secretary
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Travis County, Texas; and Sheriff Greg Hamilton, in his Official Capacity v. Rick Rogers, 03-14-00186-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, July 29, 2015) This is an appeal from the denial of the County and Sheriff’s plea to the jurisdiction in a case alleging
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Vicki Ward v. Lamar University, Texas State University System and James Simmons, 14-14-00097-CV. (Tex. App. – Houston [14th] May 12, 2015) This is a Texas Whistler Blower Act case where the 14th Court of Appeals affirmed in part, reversed in part and
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission et al., v. F. Michael McMillen, 03-13-00303-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, January 8, 2015). This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction in a Texas Whistleblower and free speech case.
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Lubbock-Crosby County Community Supervision and Corrections Department et al. v. Shane Lance, 07-14-00222-CV (Tex. App. – Amarillo, December 22, 2014) This is a Texas Whistleblower lawsuit where the Seventh District Court of Appeals reversed the denial of the entities plea to the
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