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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
This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the United States’ immunity from suit for fire suppression efforts. ESQUIVEL v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - The Court held that the district court correctly dismissed plaintiffs’...more
Brownback v. King, No. 19-546: Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), a plaintiff is allowed to bring certain state-law tort suits against the Federal Government in federal court. An FTCA claim is actionable if it...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
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