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City of Houston’s jurisdictional plea in hostile work environment suit affirmed on appeal
HOUSTON - Yesterday, the First Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling granting the city of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction and motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, and hostile work environment. -
Justices affirm Buc-ee’s summary judgment win in slip & fall lawsuit
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals today affirmed a summary judgment ruling in favor of Buc-ee’s in a slip and fall lawsuit brought against the company. -
Justices keep Pasadena locked in case alleging waste removal scheme
HOUSTON - Today, the First Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling denying the city of Pasadena’s plea to the jurisdiction in litigation brought by two apartment complex owners seeking the return of money paid to the city through utility and trash-collection billing. -
Justices erase attorney’s fees award in condemnation case over I-10 billboard
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently reversed an award of attorney’s fees and expenses to SignAd in a condemnation case brought against the company. -
Texas appellate court tosses auto injury claim against city of Houston
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently dismissed a personal injury claim against the city of Houston. -
Justices dismiss injury suit against city of Houston
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals dismissed an injury lawsuit against the city of Houston yesterday, finding that the city did not have actual notice. -
Timeliness of arbitration demand is for an arbitrator to decide, not a trial court, justices find
HOUSTON - Today, the First Court of Appeals reversed a trial court that found an arbitration request was barred because the defendants had failed to timely invoke arbitration by the deadline in the arbitration agreement. -
Justices find expert report adequate in med-mal over man’s fall from operating table
HOUSTON - Yesterday, the First Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling denying a motion to dismiss a medical malpractice lawsuit claiming a physician was negligent in allowing a patient to fall off an operating table. -
Justices affirm ruling denying city of Houston’s jurisdiction plea in suit over officer’s collision
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals today found that a trial court properly denied the city of Houston’s plea to the jurisdiction in a lawsuit brought over an officer’s collision. -
Justices dismiss suit against the city of Houston over officer’s collision
HOUSTON - The First Court of Appeals recently dismissed a lawsuit brought against the city of Houston over a police officer’s automobile collision. -
Lawsuit loan doesn’t pay off for Sulpher Springs attorney
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Appeals court panel upholds dismissal of red-light camera suit
HOUSTON - A Texas appeals court panel has upheld dismissal of a lawsuit challenging a city’s red-light camera ordinance. -
Appeals court upholds dismissal of synthetic marijuana injury lawsuit
A Texas appeals has ruled in favor of a Texas fuel distributor sued by the family of a high school student who purchased synthetic marijuana at a Houston convenience store. -
Texas appeals court denies contractor's motion for rehearing in worksite injury case
HOUSTON -- A Texas appeals court has denied independent contractor Refugio Sanchez’s bid for a rehearing due to a lack of evidence in his negligence case against Precision Drilling Company LP. -
Appeals panel remands fraudulent liens case back to lower court
HOUSTON -- The Texas First District Court of Appeals weighed in Aug. 20 on a case where hundreds of people accused companies of filing illegal liens on their homesteads. The appellate panel remanded the case back to the lower court. -
Court rules against rig worker whose leg was amputated after work accident
HOUSTON -- Oil rig worker Refugio Sanchez lost his appeal Aug. 20 in the Texas First Court of Appeals after he sued a drilling company for negligence following a jobsite injury. -
Appeals court rules fired Houston Community College employee is owed benefits
HOUSTON -- Despite the Houston Community College Systems’ argument that an administrative error makes a fired employee ineligible for benefits, the Texas First Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 20 that the woman is owed unemployment benefits. -
Court reverses judgment in slip and fall injury to Kroger customer
HOUSTON -- The Texas First Court of Appeals reversed a judgment Aug. 22 that originally favored Kroger after a shopper said she was injured in a slip and fall near the water dispenser. -
Appeals court: Expert report sufficiently proves causation in liability lawsuit against Texas hospital
Despite a hospital claiming a patient didn’t properly provide an expert report in her health-care liability lawsuit, the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas affirmed a lower court’s denial to dismiss the lawsuit against the health care facility on August 13. -
Appeals court: Staffing company's workers are not a commodity to be misappropriated
A staffing company’s challenges of a summary judgment against it fell short in the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas on Aug. 13.