Texas Supreme Court Hears Whether ERCOT is Immune From Lawsuits January 10, 2023 By Emily Foxhall Lawyers argued before the Texas Supreme Court on Monday over whether the state’s power grid operator should be protected from...
As Uvalde Parents Seethe, Recourse Against Police May Be Limited May 31, 2022 By Laurel Brubaker Calkins Texas police accused of bungling the response to a mass shooter in an Uvalde school where 19 children and two...
Parents of Teen Shot on Bridge Sue Pennsylvania State Police, District Attorney April 1, 2022 By Michael Rubinkam The parents of a 19-year-old man who was killed by state troopers on an overpass in the Pocono Mountains filed...
University’s Governmental Immunity Extends to Parking Lot, Maine Supreme Court Rules March 16, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The state cannot be held liable for injuries sustained in a parking lot that is regularly used by people accessing...
Judge Dismisses Claims Against Ocean City for Beach Umbrella Injury January 24, 2022 A judge has dismissed Ocean City from a federal lawsuit over a beach umbrella getting caught in the wind and...
Road Rage Lawsuit Has Implications for Police Shootings: Opinion November 25, 2020 By Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion Can you be fired from a government job for using a firearm in self-defense? That question arose in a recent...
Opinion: What If Public Employees Could Sue Government Over Covid-19? May 7, 2020 By Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion Suppose you’re working in an essential industry and your employer hasn’t provided you with adequate personal protective equipment. Maybe you...
Government Fails to Block Liability Lawsuit Over Failed Background Check on Shooter September 3, 2019 By Denise Lavoie A lawsuit over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to buy the gun he used to...
Alabama Supreme Court Says Town Immune from Body Parts Suit June 9, 2014 The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that a family can’t sue a Dallas County town where firefighters are accused of...
SEC Immune from Investors’ Suit Over Madoff, Says Appeals Court January 29, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel Investors who said they lost money in Bernard Madoff’s fraud may not pursue a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and...