U.S. Supreme Court Limits Law Enforcement Immunity Under Federal Tort Claims Act In a recent unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court removed a specific legal protection previously available to law enforcement officers in lawsuits filed under...
Tenth Circuit Reviews Denial of Pro Se Plaintiff's Rule 60(b) Motion In Sullivan v. Graham, Nos. 24-3113 & 3114, 2025 WL 2945820 (10th Cir. Oct. 17, 2025), the Tenth Circuit examined two related appeals from a pro se plaintiff arising from separate...
FPS&S Wins Federal Deployment Right to Salary Appeal Plaintiff, who was an elected clerk and member of the Missouri National Guard filed suit alleging he was entitled to continued payment of his Clerk’s salary while deployed on active federal...
Tenth Circuit Affirms Sovereign Immunity for Courts in Imposing Filing Restrictions Pro se litigation has become a significant portion of lawsuits filed. According to the Federal Judicial Center’s Integrated Database[1], for the period of 2000 to 2019,...
FIRM WELCOMES NEW ASSOCIATE IN OVERLAND PARK EMMA H. TAYLOR Emma H. Taylor joined the firm in August of 2025 and is licensed to practice in the state of Kansas. Ms. Taylor earned her undergraduate degrees at the University of Kansas and was accepted into the...
FPS&S: 2026 Edition of "The Best Lawyers in America®" 5 FPS&S Attorneys Recognized Including 2 for "Lawyer of the Year" Fisher Patterson Sayler & Smith, LLP is pleased to announce the recognition of five lawyers, including two recognized for...