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UIW is a Governmental Unit, says Texas Supreme Court

By Thomas J. Crane on May 15, 2017
Posted in Litigation and trial practice

Well, I described the argument as a silly one, but it was not too silly for the Texas Supreme Court. In the case of Redus v. UIW, the Supreme Court ruled that the law enforcement department of a private university is a governmental body for purposes of qualified immunity. With qualified immunity, the law…

Supreme Court Hears UIW Claim for Governmental Immunity

By Thomas J. Crane on December 8, 2016
Posted in Litigation and trial practice

It seems almost silly to argue, as the University of the Incarnate Word does, that UIW’s police force is a governmental body. Yet, that is the very argument the school made to the Texas Supreme Court yesterday. I previously wrote about this appeal here and here. UIW seeks the status of “qualified immunity.” With…

Private University Claims to be an Arm of State Government

By Thomas J. Crane on August 14, 2015
Posted in Litigation and trial practice

Frivolous lawsuits and frivolous defenses have always been around. We see one such frivolous defense in the appeal filed by University of the Incarnate Word. UIW is being sued by the family of Cameron Redus. Mr. Redus was shot by a UIW police officer in 2013 after a traffic stop. The family sued UIW. Now,…

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