The Virginia Supreme Court ruled sovereign immunity did not protect a city trash truck driver who ran a stop sign while ...

The Virginia Court of Appeals held sovereign immunity barred claims against a public board member acting within statutory ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In several recent lawsuits against Texas, attorneys for the state argued for dismissal due to “sovereign immunity.” But what does that mean for Texans? The legal doctrine holds that a ...

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In their International Litigation column, the authors look at the recent Hulley Enterprises decision in which the D.C. Circuit held that a U.S. court must independently determine whether an ...