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Missouri Supreme Court blocks St. Louis recycling lawsuit
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled St. Louis is protected by sovereign immunity, blocking a class-action lawsuit over recycling and waste fees.
Missouri Supreme Court weighs Festus immunity in hydrant damage case
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments on whether the city of Festus is entitled to summary judgment in a lawsuit alleging a failed fire hydrant connection caused property damage.
Data collection, sale claims can move forward against hospital
The Western District allows patients’ lawsuit over alleged hospital website tracking and data sharing to proceed, rejecting sovereign immunity defense.
Supreme Court: State-created transit corporation not immune from PI suits
U.S. Supreme Court rules New Jersey Transit is not entitled to sovereign immunity, allowing negligence lawsuits over bus accidents in New York and Pennsylvania.
SCOTUS: Postal Service can’t be sued for ‘intentional’ failure to deliver mail
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the FTCA’s postal exception bars claims over intentional mail nondelivery, shielding USPS under sovereign immunity.
Question of who should pay after wrongful conviction suit reaches high court
The Missouri Supreme Court considers who must pay a wrongful conviction verdict in Michael Holmes’ case: St. Louis or the state’s Legal Expense Fund.
Frustrated by missing mail, a landlord has taken the Postal Service to court
A Texas landlord's case before the U.S. Supreme Court is challenging the U.S. Postal Service's exemption from lawsuits over lost or mishandled mail. The landlord alleges her mail was deliberately withheld for two years.
Missouri appeals court reverses dismissal in dangerous road case
The Western District unanimously reversed and remanded the judgment in a premises liability suit involving a road intersection in Nodaway County.
8th Circuit reverses in Minnesota anti-captive audience case
The 8th Circuit tossed a business group’s challenge to Minnesota’s anti-captive audience law, ruling state officials lacked enforcement ties.
SCOTUS revives tort claims over FBI search of wrong house
The Supreme Court revives a lawsuit against the FBI for a 2017 wrong-house raid, clarifying the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Appeals court overturns verdict in sewage damage case
An appeals court reversed a lower court’s judgment in a “loss of use of enjoyment of property” tort case.
SCOTUS refines trustee’s power to claw back tax payments
The Supreme Court rules §106(a) waives sovereign immunity for §544(b) bankruptcy claims but not for state-law claims, reversing a 10th Circuit decision.
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