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CITY OF GALVESTON v. CDM SMITH, INC.

No. 14-14-00294-CV.

470 S.W.3d 558 (2015)

CITY OF GALVESTON, Dorothy Palumbo, City Attorney and Sterling W. Patrick, Director of Grants and Housing, Appellants v. CDM SMITH, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Overruled May 14, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dorothy Palumbo , Donald Glywasky , Galveston, TX, for Appellant.

Roland Garcia , Houston, TX, for Appellee.

Panel consists of Justices Jamison, Busby, and Brown.

OPINION

When the legislature enacted chapter 271 of the Local Government Code, it loosened the immunity bar so "that all local governmental entities that have been given or are given the statutory authority to enter into contracts shall not be immune from suits arising from those contracts."

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