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Wis. Stat. § 46.017 (2026)
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cases, 1975–2015 · leading case: Adam R. Mayhugh v. State of Wisconsin, 2015 WI 77 (Wis. 2015).
Adam R. Mayhugh v. State of Wisconsin, 2015 WI 77 (Wis. 2015). “Simply put, the majority's reliance on Lindas for its conclusion that "sue and be sued" is not a waiver of sovereign immunity is misplaced because Lindas examined the "sue and be sued" language in Wis. Stat. § 46.017 (1979-80) which applied to the Department of Health and Social…”
Pharmacists Soc'y of Milwaukee Cnty., Inc. v. Dep't of Health & Soc. Servs., 79 F.R.D. 405 (E.D. Wis. 1978). “Plaintiff cites Wis.Stat. § 46.017 (West. Supp.1977-78) which states “[t]he department may sue and be sued.”
Lindas v. Cady, 419 N.W.2d 345 (Wis. Ct. App. 1987). “Lindas amended her complaint and added a claim of discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. sec. 2000e. 6 The trial court granted DHSS’s motion to dismiss because the sec.”
Gibson v. Wisconsin Dep't of Health, 489 F. Supp. 1048 (E.D. Wis. 1980). “In Weidenfeiler, the Court held that the Wisconsin legislature waived sovereign immunity by passing § 46.017 of the Wisconsin Statutes which provides that the DHSS “may sue and be sued.”
Weidenfeller v. Kudulis, 392 F. Supp. 967 (E.D. Wis. 1975). “Section 46.017 of the Wisconsin Statutes (1971) provides: “The department [department of health and social services] may sue and be sued.”
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