X
11Dec

Sovereign Immunity Protects Public Texas University in Construction Dispute

On December 1, 2020, the Court of Appeals of Texas (1st District) reversed a lower court decision and held that where a party fails to show that a public university defendant has expressly breached a contractual provision, Texas sovereign immunity law shields the public university from a lawsuit See Texas Southern University v. Pepper Lawson Horizon International Group, LLC, No. 01-19-00395, 2020 WL 703584 (Court of Appeals (Tx. 1st District) December 1, 2020)....
By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/sovereign-immunity-protects-public-81594/

Related

Covid–19 coronavirus update: global application of antitrust rules

Adverse economic or social conditions have not historically tended to affect the general application...

Read More >

Federal Government Proposes Changes in Trucking Industry Rules to Improve “Flexibility”; Safety Groups Raise Concerns

The trucking industry is closely tied to the automotive industry. The trucking industry transports ...

Read More >

Buying or Selling a Struggling Business (aka the “Distressed” Business) – Part 3

In Part 1 of this series of posts, we discussed how business owners must think beyond the near term ...

Read More >

Attention New Jersey Employers: NJDOL Releases Final Regulations For Earned Sick Leave

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“NJDOL”) recently issued final regul...

Read More >

COVID-19 Relief: Paycheck Protection Program and Issues in M&A Transactions

Potential merger partners of and investors in businesses that have received loans under the Paycheck...

Read More >

Union Organizes First Cannabis Shop in Massachusetts

In November 2019, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) became the first uni...

Read More >