Government Liability News Update

Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Deliberate Indifference Claim for Inmate   Inmates suing governmental entities for events that occur in the correctional facility where they are confined is a frequent occurrence, so governmental entities should take care to...

Litigation News Update

U.S. Supreme Court Revises Tenth Circuit Standard on Adverse Employment Actions   The United State Supreme Court recently realigned the previously held Tenth Circuit standard required to be shown by a plaintiff to succeed in alleging an adverse employment action....

Litigation News Update

Preliminary Injunction Halts New Regulations for Schools   The United States District Court for Kansas issued a preliminary injunction this week blocking the Department of Education and the Department of Justice from implementing or enforcing new Title IX rules...

Government Liability News Update

THE KANSAS COURT OF APPEALS EXAMINES DUTY OF CARE OWED BY A CITY   The Kansas Court of Appeals recently reviewed a pair of decisions involving the duty owed by the City of Topeka to pedestrians crossing the Kansas Avenue Bridge. In both Grey v. City of Topeka,...