Fishing Community Mayor, Top Officials Off the Hook in Retaliation Claims December 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The mayor and other city officials in the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts are protected under qualified immunity against claims...
Immunity Doesn’t Protect Local Governments from Administrative Penalties, Texas Court Rules November 1, 2023 By Jim Sams Political subdivisions in Texas can’t use governmental immunity to evade administrative penalties for failing to timely pay workers’ compensation benefits,...
Viewpoint: Subrogating Freeze Damage When Texas Power Plants Are Not Dressed For Winter February 25, 2021 By Mark A. Solomon Successful subrogation against power companies is not a given. In determining whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) may...
Judge Dismisses Wrongful Death Lawsuit Related to Beach Sand Collapse December 21, 2018 By WAYNE PARRY A New Jersey judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died when the sand...
Public Duty Doctrine Reduces Government Liability in Iowa Road Safety Case June 19, 2018 By DAVID PITT A recent Iowa Supreme Court decision involving a 2013 car accident on a northwest Iowa county road could make it...
Ohio High Court Rules 5 Officers Sued Over Chase Injuries Not Liable December 30, 2016 By DAN SEWELL The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that five police officers sued by a woman injured during a high-speed chase are...
Governmental Immunity And The Code Of Pirates August 4, 2016 By Gary Wickert In the 2003 Walt Disney blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Hector Barbossa and the...
Nebraska High Court Rules Immunity Precludes Fatal Boat Accident Suit June 20, 2016 By DAVID PITT A Nebraska woman whose 10-year-old son died in a boating accident on Storm Lake in 2010 cannot sue the state...
Judge Rules Immunity Applies to State, Engineer in Minnesota Crash Suit August 17, 2015 A judge has ruled the Minnesota Department of Transportation and its engineer have immunity from a lawsuit stemming from the...
North Carolina Ruling Could Allow Medical Examiner Lawsuits May 5, 2014 A North Carolina agency has ruled a family should be paid nearly $400,000 for their anguish after a medical examiner...