Texas 13th Court of Appeals Profile

Texas 13th Court of Appeals

McAllen, TX 78501

Texas can be sued after sniper accidentally kills undocumented immigrants hiding under tarp

By Daniel Fisher | Tuesday, Feb 22, 2022 @ 6:57am

EDINBURG, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Department of Public Safety can’t escape a lawsuit over an incident in which two undocumented immigrants were fatally shot in the bed of a speeding pickup from a police helicopter circling overhead.
Texas family alleges cover-up of son's strange death on field trip, can sue over autopsy

By John O'Brien | Friday, Jan 14, 2022 @ 7:10am

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Legal Newsline) – An autopsy is not medical care, a Texas court has ruled in allowing a lawsuit over the mysterious death of a 13-year-old boy to continue against a forensic pathologist working in Hidalgo County.