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The City of Medford Gets Away with Too Much. Time For LEGAL ACTION!

By  August 21, 2019  
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WORK PRODUCT OF MATTHIESEN, WICKERT & LEHRER, S.C.Page 1Last Updated 5/28/19MATTHIESEN, WICKERT & LEHRER

MUNICIPAL/COUNTY/LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY AND TORT LIABILITY IN ALL 50 STATES“Governmental immunity”concerns itself with the various legal doctrines or statutes that provide municipalities, local governmententities, and political subdivisions immunity from tort-based claims, as well as exceptions from and limitations to that immunity. Generally, a state government is immune from tort suits by individuals under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. Local governments, municipalities(cities), counties, towns, and other political subdivisions of the state, however, are immune from tort suits by virtue of governmental immunity. This is because the state grants them immunity, usually in thestate’s Constitution. This chart deals with governmental immunity and liability of municipal, county, and local government in all 50 states. It shouldbe noted that lawsuits against local governmentalentities, their officers,and employees are frequently asserted under federal law, e.g.,42 U.S.C. § 1983, or other similar statutes.