state immunity News

Rhode Island High Court Rules State Not Liable for Cliff Walk Fall

The state Supreme Court has let stand a jury’s decision that the state is not liable for damages related to a New York City man’s fall in 2000 from Newport’s Cliff Walk that left him paralyzed. The Providence Journal reports …

Ruling Upholds Arizona Jury Verdict in DUI Suspect’s Death

An Arizona court has upheld jurors’ verdict clearing the state of liability in the death of a Tucson woman killed when a motorist slammed into a Highway Patrol officer’s car where the woman was in custody during her DUI arrest. …