Thursday, June 23, 2016

Article by Ian Wallach on inmate’s rights and FTCA claims published on website for California Lawyer magazine – a division of the Daily Journal.


The article -- Federal Tort Claims & The Issue Of Sovereign Immunity, California Lawyer Website, June 22, 2016 can be read here:  http://www.callawyer.com/2016/06/ftca-and-the-limits-of-sovereign-immunity/.

The article discusses the 9th Circuit' recent May 20, 2016 Opinion in Edison v. United States, ___ F.3d ___ (9th Cir. 2016), 2016 WL 2946347 (9th Cir.), where the Court enumerated the limits on the application of the "independent contractor" exception in cases where the USA has hired subcontractors to perform governmental duties but retained some responsibilities.  

Friday, June 3, 2016

Monday, May 23, 2016.  Los Angeles Daily Journal covers Edison v. USA decision allowing claims by inmates against USA alleging valley fever infections resulting from incarceration at Taft to proceed  (click here for article)