On May 13, 2019, the Supreme Court decided Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, No. 17-1299, holding that a private party may not sue a non-consenting state in another state’s courts.
In Nevada v. Hall, 440 U.S. 410...more
5/14/2019
/ Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Franchise Tax Board of California v Hyatt ,
Judgment Creditors ,
Jury Verdicts ,
NV Supreme Court ,
Precedential Opinion ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Stare Decisis ,
States Rights ,
Without Consent
On April 29, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority, No. 17-1201, holding that the “sue-and-be-sued” clause that waives the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) sovereign...more
4/30/2019
/ Appeals ,
Discretionary Functions ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) ,
Government-Owned Corporation ,
Negligence ,
Public Utility ,
Remand ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
Sue-and-Be-Sued Clause ,
Thacker v Tennessee Valley Authority ,
Waivers
On May 1, 2017, the Supreme Court decided Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., No. 15-423, holding that a federal court has jurisdiction over a lawsuit against a foreign sovereign...more
On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court decided Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, holding that an unaccepted offer to satisfy a named plaintiff’s individual claim does not render a case moot. The Court also held that sovereign...more
1/21/2016
/ Campbell Ewald v Gomez ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Class Representatives ,
Federal Contractors ,
Mootness ,
Rule 68 ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement Offer ,
Sovereign Immunity ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages
On June 16, 2014, the United States Supreme Court held that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) does not prevent a judgment creditor from conducting postjudgment discovery into a foreign sovereign's assets outside the...more
6/19/2014
/ Debt Restructuring ,
Discovery ,
Foreign Official ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Immunity ,
Injunctions ,
Jurisdiction ,
NML v Argentina ,
Pari Passu ,
SCOTUS ,
Sovereign Immunity