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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 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...
UT Health's Plea to Jurisdiction Denied in Medical Malpractice Case
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston v. Lisa Bustos , Toni Salgado, and Louis Sicola, Individually, and on Behalf of the Estate of Gloria Ann Reese, decided by Texas Court of Appea...
Texas Agencies Did Not Waive Sovereign Immunity Through Lease Agreement
State of Texas, the Texas Facilities Commission, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Mike Novak, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the TFC, and Rolland Niles, in His Offici...
School district's plea to jurisdiction denied in bullying case
La Joya Independent School District v. Laura Varela Individually and A/N/F K.R., decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Laura Varel...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for city in wrongful death case
The Estate of Shirley Harrison v. the City of Beaumont, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 12, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Shirley Harrison sued the City of Bea...
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...
Hospital district immune from premises liability claims under governmental immunity
Bexar County Hospital District D/B/A University Health F/K/A University Health System v. Consuelo Levine, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Th...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for Texas in inmate death case
In the Estate of Richard Leon Meankins v. the State of Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on January 22, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Estate of Richard Leon Meankins sued the S...
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...
Estate's claims against Texas for inmate death dismissed due to sovereign immunity
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...
Texas appeals court: Highway defect not "special" enough to waive sovereign immunity
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 ...