Elisabeth Hendrika Sophia Maria SMIT, widow of M.G.H. Craenmehr and mother of Steven Craenmehr, Individually; Lizzy Jane Francis Plug, Individually, as Next Friend of M.C., a minor, and on behalf of the Estate of Steven Craenmehr, deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
SXSW HOLDINGS, INCORPORATED, formerly known as SXSW, Incorporated; SXSW, L.L.C., formerly known as SXSW Transition, L.L.C.; Patrick Lowe; Transportation Design Consultants, L.L.C.; City of Austin, Defendants-Appellees.
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Filed September 12, 2018.
Filed September 12, 2018.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Ryan Grant Anderson , Law Offices of Ryan G. Anderson, P.L.L.C., Suite 800, 405 N. Saint Mary's Street, San Antonio, TX 78205, Scott M. Hendler , Rebecca Ruth Webber , Hendler Law Firm, P.C., Suite 400, 1301 W. 25th Street, Austin, TX 78705 for Plaintiffs-Appellants.
Peter Drew Kennedy , Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C., Suite 2200, 401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701 for Defendant-Appellee SXSW Holdings, Incorporated, formerly known as SXSW, Incorporated, SXSW, L.L.C., formerly known as SXSW Transition, L.L.C.
Peter Drew Kennedy , Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody, P.C., Suite 2200, 401 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701, Brantley Ross Pringle, Jr., Esq. , Mike Thompson, Jr., Esq. , Wright & Greenhill, P.C., Suite 500, 900 Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78701 for Defendants-Appellees Patrick Lowe, Transportation Design Consultants,
Christine G. Edwards , Matthew William Tynan , Litigation Counsel, City of Austin, Law Department, 301 W. 2nd Street, P.O. Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767-1088 for Defendant-Appellee City of Austin
Before REAVLEY, GRAVES, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
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