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		<title>No Sovereign Immunity for Virginia City or Truck Driver In-Between Garbage Pick-Ups</title>
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					<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Virginia Court of Appeals has ruled that a trial court erred in finding that a garbage truck driver and the city of Chesapeake were shielded by sovereign immunity for their role in an accident caused by the truck driver &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Mine Sinkholes in South Dakota</title>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A judge in South Dakota has thrown out a lawsuit brought by dozens of neighbors in a Rapid City-area subdivision whose homes were built above an old, underground mine linked to sinkholes in the neighborhood. Circuit Court Judge Eric J. &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas High Court: No Immunity for City that Closed Flood Gate During Downpour</title>
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					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Sams]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Eleven property owners whose homes were flooded after a city of Brownsville official closed a flood gate may proceed with their claims against the city because of a statute that waives governmental immunity for damages caused by motor-driven equipment, the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Judge Dismisses Youth Climate Change Lawsuit Against Virginia</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2022/09/19/685342.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2022 05:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A Virginia judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of 13 young people who claim that the state&#8217;s permitting of fossil fuel projects is exacerbating climate change and violating their constitutional rights. The lawsuit filed by Our Children&#8217;s &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Supreme Court: Vet Who Lost Job as Texas Trooper Can Sue State</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a former state trooper to sue Texas over his claim that he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq. The justices ruled for Army veteran Le Roy &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Six Years After Deadly Police Chase, Georgia High Court Limits Insurer&#8217;s Obligation</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2022/02/17/654508.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 06:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The headlines in 2016 provoked an outcry across Georgia: A man stole a car near the Atlanta airport, fled from police in a high-speed chase, then crashed into another vehicle, killing a woman and her two grandchildren. Six years later, &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Purchase of Insurance Does Not Waive Sovereign Immunity, Georgia Court Finds</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2021/10/29/639897.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The city of Alpharetta, Georgia, did not waive its sovereign immunity when it obtained an insurance policy, an appeals court said Thursday, two years after a man drowned in a city pool. In Sharma vs. City of Alpharetta, the state &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Appeals Court OK&#8217;s Suit Over Mississippi School Funding Disparities</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2020/12/10/593581.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 17:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has affirmed that Mississippi parents may pursue a lawsuit that says the state allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly Black and predominantly white schools. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 9-8 Monday to &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Opinion: What If Public Employees Could Sue Government Over Covid-19?</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/05/07/567773.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 05:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Suppose you&#8217;re working in an essential industry and your employer hasn&#8217;t provided you with adequate personal protective equipment. Maybe you say to yourself, &#8220;Okay, there&#8217;s a shortage, they&#8217;re trying.&#8221; Then you discover that just a couple of years ago, your &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Crash Victims May Need Political Backing in Fight for Damages</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2020/01/22/555313.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Families of the 176 people killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner face a complicated legal battle where backing from the victims&#8217; governments may be crucial as they seek damages, legal experts said. Lawyers say many relatives will automatically &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Supreme Court Says State Universities Not Immune to Patent Challenges</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/01/17/555204.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2020 14:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court refused to shield state-run universities from having to appear before a federal administrative body to defend the validity of patents they own. The justices turned down an appeal by the University of Minnesota that argued it &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>North Carolina High Court Keeps Blackbeard Ship Case Over Images Alive</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2019/11/13/548225.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amy O'Connor]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A treasure hunter who accuses the state of North Carolina of misusing his images from Blackbeard&#8217;s flagship says he&#8217;ll ask for 10 times the damages he originally sought, now that a court ruling has come down in his favor. John &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Blackbeard Ship Recovery Firm Fights States&#8217; Immunity for Copyright Piracy</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/06/05/528297.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 05:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a case involving the wreckage of the pirate Blackbeard&#8217;s flagship to decide whether states can be sued for copyright infringement. The case will test a series of high court rulings in recent decades &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Supreme Court Limits International Groups&#8217; Immunity for Commercial Activity in U.S.</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/02/28/518897.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2019 06:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court opened some American-based international organizations to lawsuits, ruling that a World Bank affiliate must defend against allegations it is responsible for environmental damage caused by a power plant in India. Voting 7-1 on Wednesday, the court &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pennsylvania Can Be Held Liable for Injuries Caused by Guardrail in Crash</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2018/03/08/482712.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth Blosfield]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that the state&#8217;s department of transportation (PennDOT) can be held liable for injuries caused by an allegedly dangerous guardrail on a Pennsylvania highway. The court found that under the state&#8217;s Sovereign Immunity Act, exemptions &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Congress Likely to Pass Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims to Sue Saudi Arabia</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2016/09/07/425735.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2016 00:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives plans to vote this week on Senate-passed legislation that would allow families of the Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for liability in the attacks. Rep. Peter King of New York, the House sponsor &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Supreme Court to Hear Eurail Case on Foreign Entity Liability</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2015/10/05/383843.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2015 14:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The new Supreme Court term will include high-level discussions of affirmative action, free association and religious liberty. But the first Monday in October is starting with a suit about a Eurail pass. Specifically, the court will consider whether selling a &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Florida Supreme Court: UCF Athletic Association Entitled to Sovereign Immunity</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2015/06/02/370186.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2015 04:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A private corporation that runs the University of Central Florida&#8217;s athletic program won&#8217;t have to pay $10 million to the family of a football player who died during practice, the Florida Supreme Court ruled May 28. The court ruled the &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kentucky Man Falsely Identified As Drug Offender Seeks Lost Wages</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2014/10/27/344861.htm</link>
		
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:48:56 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[A northern Kentucky man says a case of mistaken identity cost him thousands in pay and the respect of family and friends. Dana J. Davis said he found out his photo was distributed in an online newsletter put together by &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Court Says Military Contractors Not Entitled to Automatic Sovereign Immunity</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2014/03/07/322653.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Admin]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. are not automatically immune from claims by military service members suing over health damage from the contractors&#8217; burn pits, a federal appeals court ruled, reversing a lower court. KBR is entitled to immunity &#8220;only if &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Prison Case Tests Liability of Private Workers Doing Government Work</title>
		<link>https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2011/05/19/199298.htm</link>
		
					<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew G. Simpson]]></dc:creator>
					<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 16:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a case on the liability of employees of private companies that operate state and federal prisons, a case defense lawyers worry could open the floodgates for suits against other employees working under &#8230;]]></description>
		
		
		
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