Month: May 2015

Abraham Watkins

Texas Family Files Lawsuit Against the City of San Antonio on Behalf of Woman Injured in Car Wreck

The family of Tomekia Baldwin filed a lawsuit against the City of San Antonio and Mayor Ivy Taylor’s driver for injuries she sustained as a result of a car wreck that occurred on April 18, 2015. The plaintiffs allege that Mayor Taylor’s driver failed to stop at a red light and hit a convertible in…

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Abraham Watkins

Texas Supreme Court: No Sovereign Immunity for Government Contractors

Among the thirteen opinions released by the Texas Supreme Court last Thursday was Brown & Gay Engineering, Inc. v. Olivares, in which the Court held that Texas government contractors who exercise independent discretion in their work are not entitled to the same sovereign immunity as the government itself. This opinion stopped what could have been…

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