Explore 18 sovereign immunity court cases in Texas. AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Texas appeals court upholds dismissal of prison medical care lawsuit
Estate of Eliot Carmi v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 16, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Eliot Carmi sued the State of Texas, alleging wrong...
County entities immune from wrongful death suit due to sovereign immunity
Samuel R Casey, Jr., as Legal Heir to Floyd Adair v. Fort Bend Independent School District; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend County Emergency Service District 7; Fort Bent County General Fund; Fort Bend Co...
Texas appeals court finds no gross negligence in car accident case
Esteban Gonzalez v. Jorge Corona, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Esteban Gonzalez, sued the defendant, Jorge Corona, for injuri...
Texas appeals court upholds immunity for child protective services in negligence suit
R. F. v. Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, R.F., sought to sue the Texas Depa...
Texas Court Affirms Suppression of Evidence from "Knock and Talk"
In the Estate of Teddy Jack Wright A/K/A Ted Wright v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 19, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns the admissibilit...
Texas appeals court upholds dismissal of defamation claims against state employee
Joshua Fusilier v. State of Texas Ex Rel. Valencia Annette Galloway, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 18, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Joshua Fusilier, sued the ...
Texas appeals court upholds dismissal of negligence claim against state employee
Raven Simone Pope v. Shelly Marie Perrault, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 17, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Raven Simone Pope, sued the defendant, Shelly Marie...
County Not Awarded Attorney's Fees Against State
In Re Fort Bend County v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The dispute centered on whether Fort Bend County could recove...
Court Affirms Summary Judgment Against ADA Claim Due to Lack of Evidence and Sovereign Immunity
Tamarra Washington v. Andrew Young and Office of the Attorney General of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Tamarra Wash...
Dog seizure and euthanasia case dismissed for failure to state a claim
Jerald Miller v. City of Fort Worth, City of Fort Worth Department of Animal Control, City of Fort Worth Code Compliance, and City of Fort Worth Police Department, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on...
Texas appeals court upholds summary judgment for state in wrongful death suit
In the Estate of Lonnie K. Ledbetter Jr. v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Lonnie K. Ledbetter Jr. sued t...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for Texas in civil rights case
Dorothy Seidel Hall v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 30, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Dorothy Seidel Hall, sued the State of Texas for a...
Texas appeals court: TTCA doesn't cover negligent supervision claims
Big Creek Construction, LTD. v. Jim Sinkule, Individually and as Parent and Next Friend of Brent Sinkule, Carlos Cross, Individually as Parent and Next Friend of Darius Cross, Thomas Buchak, Individua...
MD Anderson's Plea to Jurisdiction Denied in TTCA Negligence Case
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center v. Cheryl Bowman and Dave Bowman, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case concerns whether the U...
Texas appeals court upholds dismissal of inmate death lawsuit against state
In the Estate of Georgia Gayle Arnold v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Georgia Gayle Arnold sued the Sta...
Texas appeals court upholds state's sovereign immunity in fatal accident case
In the Estate of June Nell Schwab v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of June Nell Schwab sued the State of Tex...
State not liable for fatal accident without proof of actual notice of specific defect
In the Estate of June Nell Schwab v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of June Nell Schwab sued the State of Tex...
Sovereign Immunity Bars Bystander Emotional Distress Claims Under TTCA
In Re Greyhound Lines, Inc., decided by Texas Supreme Court on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court considered whether a plaintiff could recover damages for emotional distress ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 18 sovereign immunity cases from courts in Texas. New cases are added as opinions are published.
Courts deciding sovereign immunity cases in Texas include: texapp (17 cases), tex (1 cases).
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 17, Mixed: 1.