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Supreme Court rules suit cannot proceed against plainclothes officers who mistakenly attacked Michigan man

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Michigan college student is unable to proceed with a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit against two federal officers who tackled him after mistaking him for a fugitive in 2014. ” The case now returns to the Sixth Circuit for further consideration on this issue.

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Petitions of the week: Four petitions that test the limits on lawsuits against the government

SCOTUSBlog

This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider cases and statutes about suing various government entities, ranging from two counties to a state governor to the United States itself. The district court ruled that Ex parte Young applied because Congress’ approval of the compact made it binding federal law.

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Hague court rejects ‘Ogoni Nine’ widow lawsuit against Shell

JURIST

The District Court of The Hague Wednesday rejected a suit brought by four Nigerian widows against oil giant Shell for allegedly helping corrupt witnesses testifying against their late husbands, who were executed in 1995 by the Nigerian government following protests against Shell’s exploitation of the Niger Delta.

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Unanimous Court Rules FTCA Bars Suit Against Federal Officers

Constitutional Law Reporter

S. _ (2021), the Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Tort Claims Act barred college student James King’s claims of police brutality. The Court unanimously held that the district court’s dismissal of King’s claims under the FTCA triggered the “judgment bar” in 28 U.S.C. In Brownback v.

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Supreme Court limits homeowners’ ability to sue their lenders in tort

At the Lectern

Balancing “the interests of homeowners in default against those seeking affordable home loans,” the Supreme Court in Sheen v. ” The court settles a conflict in Court of Appeal case law and notes a similar divide in federal district court rulings. .”

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Claims of Recklessness and Gross Negligence May Proceed Under Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act

Day on Torts

Multiple other calls were made between 911, various government agencies, and the electric company, although the director of the Emergency Management Agency did not arrive on the scene until 3:07 a.m. This would perversely incentivize government, should it commit a negligent act, to commit worse forms of negligence so as to remain immune.

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Court Rules Air Force Is More At Fault For Mass Shooting Than The Shooter

JonathanTurley

government was 60 percent responsible. The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) showed Kelley as eligible to buy such firearms despite his 2012 conviction by a general court martial of domestic assault on his wife and child. The court ruled that. That should have made him ineligible.