The City of Charlotte’s Gold Line Streetcar extension, that brought the system to a 4-mile, 17-stop line, opened to the public in August 2021. But disputes about its construction (and payment for it) that stretched back to...more
Governmental Immunity - Under Texas law, school districts are generally immune from suit and liability unless the legislature expressly waives governmental immunity. Generally, absent an express legislative waiver, such as...more
The Court of Appeals of Texas (“Court”) addressed in a December 16th Opinion an issue arising out of litigation between an engineering firm and a Texas city related to a contract associated with services to obtain a landfill...more
A June 1, 2018, Supreme Court of Texas (“Court”) opinion addressed whether a Texas municipality enjoyed governmental immunity from a terminated lakefront lessee’s lawsuit. See Wasson Interests, LTD, v. City of Jacksonville,...more
In Engelman Irrigation District v. Shields Brothers, 2017 Tex. App. LEXIS 294 (Tex. March 17, 2007), the Texas Supreme Court affirmed the court of appeals’ ruling that a final judgment could not be declared void on the ground...more
On May 14, 2015, the Florida Supreme Court held that a government-created insurance company, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, was immune from statutory first-party bad faith claims. The Florida Legislature created...more
You've no doubt heard about the University of Maryland's withdrawal from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the University's unwillingness to pay the $50 million withdrawal fee required by the Constitution of the ACC. ...more