NICHOLS v. STATE

No. A13-0529.

858 N.W.2d 773 (2015)

Joan M. NICHOLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Minnesota, Office of the Secretary of State, et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 4, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. McClay , McClay-Alton, P.L.L.P., Saint Paul, MN, for appellant.

Lori Swanson , Attorney General, Michael Goodwin , Alethea M. Huyser , Assistant Attorneys General, Saint Paul, Minnesota, for respondents.

Jenneane L. Jansen , Jansen & Palmer LLC, and Daniel J. Cragg , Eckland & Blando LLP, Minneapolis, MN, for amicus curiae Minnesota Association for Justice.


OPINION

The issue presented by this case is whether the State of Minnesota may be sued in tort under Minn.Stat. §§ 181.64 and 181.65 (2014). Because we conclude that the Legislature did not plainly, clearly, and unmistakably waive sovereign immunity for claims brought under sections 181.64 and 181.65, see...

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