U.S. Supreme Court holds government contractor not entitled to derivative immunity; also full offer of settlement does not moot Plaintiff’s claims

Campbell-Ewald v. Gomez, 14-857 (January 20, 2016) The United States Supreme Court issued this opinion on derivative sovereign immunity for contractors. The United States Navy contracted with Campbell-Ewald Company (“Campbell”) to develop a multimedia recruiting campaign that included the sending of text
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Employee’s failure to provide benefits claims under self-insurance fund dismissed since Plan documents did not contain essential terms of agreement sufficient to waive immunity

The United Healthcare Choice Plus Plan for City of Austin Employees and The City of Austin v. Charles Lesniak, 03-15-00309-CV (Tex. App. – Austin, December 1, 2015) This is an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction which
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Department of Criminal Justice not liable for inmate suicide says First Court of Appeals

Nikki Sides individually and on behalf of the estate of Thomas Middleton v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 01-15-00004-CV (Tex. App. – Houston [1st Dist.] November 3, 2015). This is a Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”)–inmate suicide case in which the First
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Suit for umpire under TML coverage documents is not proper mechanism to seek appointment says 4th Court of Appeals

  Texas Municipal League Joint Self-Insurance Fund, and the The Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool v Housing Authority of the City of Alice, 04-15-00069-CV (Tex. App.—San Antonio, October 14, 2015). The Housing Authority is a member of a joint self-insurance pool
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