Attorney Jason D. Ray's Legal Cases

Administrative law

Thompson v. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, 58 Tex.Sup.Ct. J. 171 (2014)

Dec 19, 2014

OUTCOME: Favorable for the client.

Thompson was denied a license to be a tow truck driver. I appealed to the District Court ( we won), the State appealed to the Court of Appeal (we lost), and I took the case to the Texas Supreme Court ( ... we won). This case clarified and limited the ability for a State agency (here, TDLR) to revise/interpret the law. This should prevent outcome oriented deliberations by the agency in the future.

Health care

Harlingen Family Dentistry, P.C. v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 2014 WL 6844947

Nov 25, 2014

OUTCOME: Favorable for the dentists.

I sued to stop the Texas HHSC from continuing to place Medicaid providers on payment hold. HHSC had a rule allowing the agency to withhold payments to Medicaid providers based on simple allegations of ... program violations. I sued, and then successfully appealed, to invalidate the agency's rules and allow Medicaid dentists to continue to be paid unless the State had evidence of actual fraud.

Health care

Janek v. Harlingen Family Dentistry, P.C., 2014 WL 5653501 (Tex.App.--Austin 2014)

Oct 30, 2014

OUTCOME: Favorable for the client.

I secured a $1.3 million judgment in favor of Harlingen Family Dentistry, and against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. I then successfully defended the judgment on appeal. The client rec ... eived the funds in 2014.

Health care

Hendrick Med. Ctr. v. Dr. Brown

Sep 24, 2013

OUTCOME: Favorable for the doctors

Dr. Brown and others were denied hospital privileges. I sued the hospital, and secured an injunction to prevent the denial of certain privileges to the doctors.

Health care

Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners v. Texas Med. Ass'n, 375 S.W.3d 464 (Tex. App.—Austin 2012, pet. denied)

Jul 06, 2012

OUTCOME: Favorable for the client.

Successfully defended an attack by the Texas Medical Association on Chiropractor's ability to diagnose injuries and ailments with the statutory scope of practice.

Appeals

Handley v. Bloss, Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2010 WL 392299 (Tex.App.-Austin 2010)

Feb 05, 2010

OUTCOME: Favorable for the client

Bloss sought, and received, a trial judgment against Handley. Handley appealed the judgment. I successfully defended the appeal brought by Handley against Bloss.

Administrative law

Kessling v. Friendswood Independent School Dist., 302 S.W.3d 373 (Tex.App.-Houston [14 Dist.] 2009)

Nov 03, 2009

OUTCOME: Favorable for the client.

Kessling sued Friendswood ISD seeking access to certain information under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) and alleging violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). The trial court granted ... summary judgment for Friendswood ISD. I successfully prosecuted Kessling's appeal of that ruling, and had the case returned to the trial court for a hearing on the merits.

Administrative law

Abbott v. GameTech Intern., Inc., Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2009 WL 1708815 Tex.App.-Austin 2009)

Jun 17, 2009

OUTCOME: Favorable for the client.

Gametech settled an administrative violation levied against them by the Texas Lottery Commission. A requestor asked for a copy of the final settlement under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA). Ga ... metech challenged the release of the information, and I prosecuted the case against Gametech at trial, and briefed the matter on appeal.

Jason D. Ray's Legal Cases (8)

Thompson v. Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, 58 Tex.Sup.Ct. J. 171 (2014)

Harlingen Family Dentistry, P.C. v. Texas Health and Human Services Commission, 2014 WL 6844947

Janek v. Harlingen Family Dentistry, P.C., 2014 WL 5653501 (Tex.App.--Austin 2014)

Hendrick Med. Ctr. v. Dr. Brown

Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners v. Texas Med. Ass'n, 375 S.W.3d 464 (Tex. App.—Austin 2012, pet. denied)

Handley v. Bloss, Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2010 WL 392299 (Tex.App.-Austin 2010)

Kessling v. Friendswood Independent School Dist., 302 S.W.3d 373 (Tex.App.-Houston [14 Dist.] 2009)

Abbott v. GameTech Intern., Inc., Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2009 WL 1708815 Tex.App.-Austin 2009)