Instead, a plaintiff needs to affirmatively show jurisdiction by claiming a valid waiver of immunity. (texasinjurylawyersblog.com)
Moreover, within the framework of many IIAs, the age - old issue of sovereign immunity may be circumvented as waivers of immunity are often expressly agreed in the IIA itself. (saliclub.com)
Rensselaer County District Attorney Joel Abelove declined to obtain a waiver of immunity from a Troy police sergeant when the officer testified before a grand jury that cleared him of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a Watervliet man, according to two people briefed on the matter. (timesunion.com)