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Extending Derivative Sovereign Immunity For Government Contractors

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The Third Circuit recently affirmed entry of summary judgment in favor of General Electric (“GE”) on grounds of derivative sovereign immunity. The Third Circuit found that GE was entitled to derivative sovereign immunity...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Scope of Sovereign Immunity Defense to FCRA Lawsuits

Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide a case that raises the issue of whether the United States government may be held liable as a data furnisher under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) despite its invocation...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Trump v. Carroll, Part III: The D.C. Court of Appeals Appropriately Clarifies D.C. Scope-of-Employment Law, But It Won’t Make...

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On April 13, 2023, the en banc District of Columbia Court of Appeals issued its decision in response to a certified question from the Second Circuit. Rather than weighing in directly on whether former President Trump’s...more

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Trump v. Carroll, Part I: Should the DC Court of Appeals Decide the Scope of the President’s Employment?

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On January 11, the full complement of active judges of the District of Columbia’s highest court spent more than two and a half hours hearing oral argument about the District’s respondeat superior liability standard in Trump...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Developments in Association Law 2021 – 2022

A review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels in 2021 and 2022. Governance - Striltschuk v. Hryckowian, 202 A.D.3d 497, 160 N.Y.S.3d 56 (2022) - ...more

Rumberger | Kirk

3rd DCA Confirms Sovereign Immunity Applies to Private Entities Providing Healthcare to State Institutions

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In Lazzari v. Guzman, M.D., No. 3D19-597, 2020 WL 6302405(Fla. 3d DCA Oct. 28, 2020), the Third DCA upheld a trial court’s ruling that the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (“UM”) was entitled to sovereign...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Scrivener: Opinions That Made a Difference, Part 2

The last Scrivener column covered some significant opinions that have made a lasting difference in South Carolina’s history. This column covers more decisions, all suggested by readers who have seen the effect of these...more

Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP

Florida Supreme Court Rewrites The Rules, Lifting Restrictions On The Immediate Appeal Of Orders Denying Absolute, Qualified, Or...

Florida Supreme Court rewrites the rules, lifting restrictions on the immediate appeal of orders denying absolute, qualified, or sovereign immunity. For those who have kept abreast of the latest opinions issued by the...more

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