Supreme Court to decide if retaliatory arrest suit is barred 
Published: December 5, 2011
Tags: civil rights, First Amendment, immunity, retaliation, §1983
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the existence of probable cause to make an arrest bars a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim.
Advocate can’t sue arbitrators over disqualification
Published: November 29, 2011
Tags: arbitration, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, immunity
An investor advocate could not sue arbitrators who disqualified him from representing a client in a securities arbitration proceeding, the 9th Circuit has ruled in affirming a dismissal.
Is official who lied to grand jury immune from liability?
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: November 2, 2011
Tags: immunity, perjury, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are set to decide whether a government official who gives perjured grand jury testimony against a defendant is entitled to absolute immunity.
Landlord immunity under lead paint law unconstitutional
Published: October 27, 2011
Tags: immunity, landlord/tenant, lead paint
A state law granting immunity to landlords from liability in suits alleging exposure to lead if the property was registered with a state agency and the landlord informed the tenants of the presence of lead is unconstitutional, Maryland’s highest court has ruled.
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Published: June 27, 2011
Tags: Eleventh Amendment, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, immunity
Did Congress validly abrogate the states’ Eleventh Amendment immunity when it passed the self-care leave provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act?
Justices to decide state immunity under FMLA
Published: June 27, 2011
Tags: Eleventh Amendment, Family and Medical Leave Act, FMLA, immunity
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Congress validly abrogated the states’ Eleventh Amendment immunity when it passed the self-care leave provision of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Chicago immune from liability in squad car crash
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 28, 2011
Tags: immunity
The city of Chicago is immune from liability for an accident caused by a criminal suspect who stole a police cruiser, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
State med-mal board can be sued over abortion policy
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 29, 2010
Tags: abortion, Eleventh Amendment, immunity, medical malpractice
Members of a state medical malpractice compensation board can be sued for their failure to authorize coverage for abortion-related claims, the 5th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Teacher not liable for injury during science experiment
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 8, 2010
Tags: discretionary acts, immunity, negligence
A public school teacher is immune from liability for injuries suffered by a student during a classroom science experiment, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled in reinstating a summary judgment.
College football player can sue trainers
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: December 16, 2009
Tags: duty of care, immunity, negligence
State university football trainers have an independent duty of care under state law, the Illinois Appellate Court has ruled.
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