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Sovereign Immunity Tort Claims Act

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What’s Good for the Goose is Good for the Government

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Sterry v. Minnesota Department of Corrections, 8 N.W.3d 224 (Minn. 2024) places Minnesota governmental employers on the same footing as private employers for the purposes of vicarious liability. The State, cities, and...more

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Texas Supreme Court Maintains Tort Claims Act's Minimum Cap for Governmental Entities

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On December 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of Texas published its opinion in Gulf Coast Center v. Curry, concluding that the trial court had no jurisdiction to enter an award of $216,000 in a personal injury action against a...more

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Blame It on the Weather: Considerations for Litigation Involving Sovereign Immunity

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Sovereign immunity is a central feature in tort litigation against governmental entities, but its perimeters vary widely from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. In Mississippi, a governmental entity may be entitled to sovereign...more

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Georgia Appellate Court Opens the Door for Trade Secret Misappropriation Suits Against State Entities

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In Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia v. One Sixty Over Ninety, the Georgia Court of Appeals held recently that a state entity is not immune from trade secret claims brought under the Georgia Trade Secrets...more

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New Jersey’s Appellate Division Holds State May Be Liable for Cleanup Costs under New Jersey’s Spill Act

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Action Item: On August 26, 2015, in a case of first impression, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court in NL Indus., Inc. v. State of New Jersey, No. A0869-14T3, 2015 N.J. Super. LEXIS 161 (N.J. Super. Ct....more

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