The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that New Jersey Transit is not an “arm of the state” and doesn’t share New Jersey’s sovereign immunity from ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corp. clarifies when a state-created entity can claim ...

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is not an 'arm of the State' of New Jersey, and it cannot claim sovereign immunity against personal injury ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation that the transit authority is not entitled to interstate sovereign immunity.

The Washington Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether tribes can be sued in state courts, taking up a case a lower court judge observed has consequences for settling disputes peacefully. The ...

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s denial of foreign sovereign immunity to a Chinese company accused of stealing trade secrets related to the production of ...

The US Supreme Court blocked GEO Group Inc. from immediately appealing a lower court’s rejection of its immunity defense to escape forced labor claims from immigration detainees in Colorado.

UK Supreme Court rules Spain cannot rely on sovereign immunity to block enforcement of a €101M ICSID arbitration award in ...

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