Immunity for New Mexico Public School Districts and the 1978 Tort Claims Act
Description:
In a 3-year timeframe, nearly 800 student negligence suits were filed, and most involved some claim of personal injury. Despite heightened public attention of negligence lawsuits against school districts and their employees, an empirical study of court decisions revealed that the volume of litigation against school districts remained steady from 1990 to 2005, the majority of cases were ruled in favor of the school district employees, and government and official immunity were most often the bas…
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Date:
August 2014
Creator:
Herauf, Todd J.