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sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect doctrine in Pennsylvania

6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2017–2025 4 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Commonwealth v. Robertsongreen
pa · 2013 · cited in 6 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2025
2 sentences

2017Games Int'l, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 620 Pa. 175 , 66 A.3d 740, 755 (2013) (“The constitutionally-grounded, statutory doctrine of sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect government policymaking prerogatives and the public fisc.”); Mullin v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Transp., 582 Pa. 127 , 870 A.2d 773, 779 (2005) (“[I]mmunity provisions were enacted to insulate the Commonwealth and its agencies from liability except in certain specified circumstances, so that state governmental revenues are not subject to unnecessary depletion.”) (citation omitted); Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pa. State Poli

2017Games Int’l, Inc., v. Commonwealth, 66 A.3d 740, 755 (Pa. 2013) (“The constitutionally-grounded, statutory doctrine of sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect government policymaking prerogatives and the public fisc.”); Mullin v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Transp., 870 A.2d 773, 779 (Pa. 2005) (“[I]mmunity provisions were enacted to insulate the Commonwealth and its agencies from liability except in certain specified circumstances, so that state governmental revenues are not subject to unnecessary depletion.”) (citation omitted); Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pa. State Police, 892 A.2d 54, 62

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Mullin v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.green
pa · 2005 · cited in 2 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017Games Int'l, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 620 Pa. 175 , 66 A.3d 740, 755 (2013) (“The constitutionally-grounded, statutory doctrine of sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect government policymaking prerogatives and the public fisc.”); Mullin v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Transp., 582 Pa. 127 , 870 A.2d 773, 779 (2005) (“[I]mmunity provisions were enacted to insulate the Commonwealth and its agencies from liability except in certain specified circumstances, so that state governmental revenues are not subject to unnecessary depletion.”) (citation omitted); Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pa. State Poli

2017Games Int’l, Inc., v. Commonwealth, 66 A.3d 740, 755 (Pa. 2013) (“The constitutionally-grounded, statutory doctrine of sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect government policymaking prerogatives and the public fisc.”); Mullin v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Transp., 870 A.2d 773, 779 (Pa. 2005) (“[I]mmunity provisions were enacted to insulate the Commonwealth and its agencies from liability except in certain specified circumstances, so that state governmental revenues are not subject to unnecessary depletion.”) (citation omitted); Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pa. State Police, 892 A.2d 54, 62

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Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania State Policegreen
pacommwct · 2006 · cited in 2 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
2 sentences

2017Games Int'l, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 620 Pa. 175 , 66 A.3d 740, 755 (2013) (“The constitutionally-grounded, statutory doctrine of sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect government policymaking prerogatives and the public fisc.”); Mullin v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Transp., 582 Pa. 127 , 870 A.2d 773, 779 (2005) (“[I]mmunity provisions were enacted to insulate the Commonwealth and its agencies from liability except in certain specified circumstances, so that state governmental revenues are not subject to unnecessary depletion.”) (citation omitted); Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pa. State Poli

2017Games Int’l, Inc., v. Commonwealth, 66 A.3d 740, 755 (Pa. 2013) (“The constitutionally-grounded, statutory doctrine of sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect government policymaking prerogatives and the public fisc.”); Mullin v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Transp., 870 A.2d 773, 779 (Pa. 2005) (“[I]mmunity provisions were enacted to insulate the Commonwealth and its agencies from liability except in certain specified circumstances, so that state governmental revenues are not subject to unnecessary depletion.”) (citation omitted); Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pa. State Police, 892 A.2d 54, 62

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McShea v. City of Philadelphiagreen
pa · 2010 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021Games Int’l, 66 A.3d at 755 ; see also McShea, 995 A.2d at 341 (stating the “clear intent” is “to insulate the government from exposure to tort liability”).

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Scientific Games International, Inc. v. Commonwealthgreen
pa · 2013 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2017–2017
1 sentence

2017Games Int'l, Inc. v. Commonwealth, 620 Pa. 175 , 66 A.3d 740, 755 (2013) (“The constitutionally-grounded, statutory doctrine of sovereign immunity obviously serves to protect government policymaking prerogatives and the public fisc.”); Mullin v. Commonwealth, Dep’t of Transp., 582 Pa. 127 , 870 A.2d 773, 779 (2005) (“[I]mmunity provisions were enacted to insulate the Commonwealth and its agencies from liability except in certain specified circumstances, so that state governmental revenues are not subject to unnecessary depletion.”) (citation omitted); Stackhouse v. Commonwealth, Pa. State Poli

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

PA § 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8501 (4) PA § 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8522 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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