On July 13, 2023, the plaintiffs in Indiana Mun. Power Agency v. United States filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court for review of a ruling by the United States Court of Appeals...

On January 17, 2023, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States. This case involves the U.S. prosecution of Halkbank, a commercial bank majority-owned by Turkey.

In advance of the upcoming hearing, the U.S. Dept. of Justice has filed its amicus brief supporting the agency's decision to deny immunity.

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation, 607 U.S. ___ (2026).

It is not often that the False Claims Act (FCA) encounters a gating issue like tribal sovereign immunity, but late last month, the Seventh Circuit published an insightful opinion highlighting the boundaries...

This week, the Ninth Circuit takes a deep look at tribal sovereign immunity.

The Federal Circuit issued its decision in Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe et al v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., et al (18-1638) on July 20, 2018.

A notable decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has significant ramifications for companies defending against Telephone Consumer Protection Act ("TCPA") claims.

A recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois allowed one company to sue its direct competitor for misappropriation of trade secrets based entirely on the improper...

Sovereign immunity is a complete shield from liability regularly raised by governmental agencies.

The principle of sovereign immunity has existed since the inception of common law societies to protect the state from tort liability. In the United States, the government is immune...

The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the one-year statute of limitations does not apply when a government entity sues another government entity, preserving the common-law doctrine of nullum tempus occurrit regi. This landmark decision in City of Chandler v. Roosevelt Water Conservation District provides public entities with greater flexibility to resolve intergovernmental disputes without the pressure of a strict one-year filing deadline.

The Second Circuit recently held that a denial of a motion to dismiss a criminal indictment based on the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act ("FSIA") is immediately appealable under the collateral-order doctrine but concluded...

3M Company tested that proposition and lost in multidistrict litigation involving design defect and failure to warn claims over earplugs issued to members of the United States military.

In a prior post, we highlighted a decision from the Indiana Supreme Court's applying the so-called "acceptance rule," which shields contractors from liability...

On May 9, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 256, which overhauls Florida's Public Employees Relations Act, implementing significant changes to procedures related to dues authorization and deduction...

With Paul Atkins as the new SEC Chair, the agency's priorities have shifted away from many of the aggressive policies of former Chair Gensler. The first four months of the Republican controlled SEC saw a dramatic shift...

On remand from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Second Circuit ruled that Halkbank, a commercial bank majority owned by Turkey...

This week, the Ninth Circuit addresses the United States' immunity from suit for fire suppression efforts.

This opinion follows a recent Illinois Supreme Court decision that found a five-year limitations period for BIPA claims.