Court ponders gov’t immunity for prison guard assault 
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: February 20, 2013
Tags: immunity, immunity waiver, intentional tort, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in an unusual tort case against the government, in which the government agreed that it was liable.
But the Court still considered both sides of the argument over whether prison guards are immune from intentional tort liability.
Justices tackle puzzling law in medical battery case
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: January 15, 2013
Tags: Federal Tort Claims Act, Gonzalez Act, intentional tort, medical malpractice, sovereign immunity, U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Attempts to sort out the meaning of a confusing and oddly worded statute to determine whether a Navy surgeon is immune from liability for allegedly performing eye surgery without obtaining consent left the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court bleary-eyed.
Benchmarks: Worker has intentional tort claim for toxic exposure
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: November 19, 2012
Tags: intentional tort, toxic tort, workers' compensation
An Oklahoma power plant worker has overcome the typically insurmountable hurdle of workers’ comp exclusivity, getting the green light to pursue an intentional tort claim against his employer for exposure to toxic fly ash.
Charitable immunity doesn’t bar sex abuse suit
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: July 13, 2009
Tags: charitable immunity, clergy sex abuse, intentional tort
The charitable immunity doctrine doesn’t bar an intentional tort suit against a church leader relating to the sexual abuse of a child by a priest, the Maine’s highest court has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Worker exposed to toxic gas can sue
By:
Reni Gertner
Published: March 16, 2009
Tags: intentional tort, workers' compensation
A refinery worker who was exposed to a toxic cloud while performing her duties can sue her employer in tort, the Utah Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
