Fort Worth Transportation Authority, McDonald Transit Associates, Inc., McDonald Transit, Inc., and Leshawn Vaughn…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas Tort Claims Act’s $100,000 damages cap applies cumulatively to a transportation authority and its independent contractors performing essential governmental functions, that section 452.056(d) brings an employee of such a contractor under the election‑of‑remedies provision, and that the Transit Defendants’ interpleader was improper and they are not entitled to attorney’s fees. The Court reversed the appellate court in part, reinstated the trial court’s judgment on the cap and election‑of‑remedies issues, affirmed the denial of attorney’s fees, and remanded for further proceedings consistent with its holdings.