Sentences with phrase «immunity laws limit»
However, as Pennsylvania sovereign immunity laws limit damages for personal injury claims against public agencies, Zauflik is unlikely to see this full amount.
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As far as common law doctrines go, though, this area is a little unsettled: the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom limited the immunity for expert witnesses in Jones v Kaney [2011] UKSC 13; [2011] 2 AC 398, departing from centuries of authority.
Their approach is indicative of a trend towards holding national governments accountable in law where they enter into contractual relationships with private citizens and corporations by limiting the protection afforded by sovereign state immunity.
The topics covered include justiciability, congressional authority to define and limit federal court jurisdiction, federal common law and implied rights of action, the application of state law in federal courts under the Erie doctrine, civil rights actions and immunities of state officials and governments, and habeas corpus.