Driver can sue utility for negligent pole placement 
Published: May 16, 2012
Tags: immunity, negligence
A driver could sue an electric utility for the negligent placement of a pole that he struck when he lost control of his vehicle on a snow-covered road, the New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Officer isn’t immune for wrongful arrest
Published: May 2, 2012
Tags: Fourth Amendment, immunity, §1983
A police officer was not immune from liability when sued for making an arrest without probable cause, the 4th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
County psychiatric hospital immune from suit
Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: assault, immunity, negligent hiring
A county psychiatric hospital can’t be sued by a patient who was involuntarily committed and then assaulted by another patient, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in affirming a summary judgment.
Witness isn’t liable for false grand jury testimony
Published: April 2, 2012
Tags: civil rights, immunity, Supreme Court, §1983
A government investigator was entitled to absolute immunity from liability for allegedly providing false testimony to a grand jury, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a unanimous decision.
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.
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