Texas Supreme Court Says Public University Not Liable For Bicyclist’s Injuries

Mealey's (October 21, 2019, 11:53 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Oct. 18 concluded that the University of Texas could not be sued by a bicyclist who was injured by a university employee while taking a shortcut through campus property because the plaintiff was considered a trespasser.  Therefore, the university’s sovereign immunity was not waived, the state high court held in reversing a lower court (University of Texas at Austin v. April Garner, No. 18-0740, Texas Sup.; 2019 Tex. LEXIS 1040)....