In a difficult scene in the movie “90 Minutes in Heaven”, a lawyer had to inform the family of a catastrophically injured client that any lawsuit they might bring against the state government would be severely capped and that their recovery would be very limited. In the movie the crash involved a state vehicle that […]
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What is Governmental Immunity?
Thursday 16 Jul 2015
In the general sense, governmental immunity is the idea that the government is protected, or immune, from being sued on certain types of matters. The law categorizes lawsuits based on the underlying reason for the claim. For example, breach of contract claims are treated differently than personal injury claims. In Indiana, a person generally can […]