The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is not an 'arm of the State' of New Jersey, and it cannot claim sovereign immunity against personal injury ...

In a unanimous judgment, the UK Supreme Court has affirmed the enforceability of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Galette v. New Jersey Transit Corporation that the transit authority is not entitled to interstate sovereign immunity.

UK Supreme Court rules Spain cannot rely on sovereign immunity to block enforcement of a €101M ICSID arbitration award in ...

On December 11, 2025, Whiteford’s Appellate Practice Co-Chairs, Michael Brady and Thomas DiStanislao, secured a decisive victory from the Supreme Court of Virginia in a decision clarifying the scope ...

The UK's Supreme Court ruled against Spain, denying its claim for sovereign immunity and allowing a multimillion-euro ...

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that Chesapeake Regional Medical Group (CRMG), a subsidiary of the Chesapeake Hospital Authority, is not automatically protected by sovereign immunity in a lawsuit ...

The UK Supreme Court has ruled Spain cannot claim state immunity to avoid paying a €120m renewable energy arbitration award, ...

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In a case of first impression, the Texas Supreme Court denied a plaintiffs' request to sue a state-operated mental health facility in a negligence case filed under a 1993 state statute intended to ...

Negligence cases pending against state-funded mental facilities in Texas are expected to come to a halt in the wake of a Texas Supreme Court decision of first impression. The court denied a family's ...