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O'Neal v. Ector County Independent School District

Administrative Law, Contracts, Education Law
Where Tex. Educ. Code section 21 expressly grants administrative jurisdiction to award damages in teacher contract disputes and affords the same...

City of Corsicana v. Stewart

Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In a premise defects case, a court of appeals decision reversing a trial court's grant of the City's plea to jurisdiction based on governmental...

Bushnell v. Mott

Injury & Tort Law
An owner of a dog not known to be vicious owes a duty to attempt to stop the dog from attacking a person after the attack has begun.

City of Dallas v. Dequire

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Government Law
In an action arising under a breach of contract dispute for violation of the City's civil service rules and written Police Department policy, a court...

Trend Offset Printing Services Inc. v. Collin County Community College District

Commercial Law, Contracts, Government Law
In a case involving non-payment for printing services, the court of appeals decision affirming the trial court's dismissal based on immunity from suit...

Lowenberg v. City of Dallas

Administrative Law, Government Law, Tax Law
In a case seeking recovery of fees paid on commercial buildings for fire protection services as an unlawful occupation tax from the City of Dallas, a...

County of Dallas v. Sempe

Administrative Law
Petition for a interlocutory appeal of an order denying a plea to the jurisdiction is dismissed as the court lacks jurisdiction under Tex. Gov't Code...

Maine Pub. Utils. Comm'n v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm.

Administrative Law, Government Law, Public Utilities
Petitions for review challenging the FERC's approval of a comprehensive settlement that redesigned New England's capacity market are granted where the...

Thompson v. State Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
In an action involving an insurance offer settlement, adverse denial of plaintiffs' post-judgment motions to amend the judgment and for...

State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Ondis

Insurance Law
Pursuant to the holding in Fla. Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co. v. Cox, 967 So.2d 815 (2007), Florida's section 627.702(1), referred to as the valued policy...