Navigating Federal Tort Claims on a National Scale | Tom Jacob | Texas Appellate Law Podcast
Proskauer, with co-counsel Public Counsel and Squire Patton Boggs, has filed a complaint in Arizona Federal Court on behalf of a mother and daughter from Guatemala who were forcibly separated after crossing the U.S.-Mexico...more
The Court of Appeals of Indiana (“Court”) addressed in a June 10th Opinion issues relating to lead contaminated soil in a residential area. See State v. Alvarez by next friend Alvarez, 2020 WL 3068449 (Ind. Ct. App. June 10,...more
The Supreme Court of the United States issued the following decision this morning: Thacker v. TVA, No. 17-1201: The Tennessee Valley Authority (“TVA”) is a federally-created and Government-owned corporation that...more
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
On June 6, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Simmons v. Himmelreich, No. 15–109, holding that the judgment-bar provision of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) does not apply to claims dismissed for falling...more
As of August 2013, since the fallout from the recent financial crisis, the FDIC as receiver for failed banks has brought suit against former directors and officers of 76 failed institutions. These lawsuits are based on...more