Leach can't sue?

[JohnnyUtah]

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/Texas-Tech-Mike-Leach-throw-out-lawsuit-011210

Texas Tech on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out fired coach Mike Leach's lawsuit, saying state law gives the university immunity from legal action.

The university contended Leach is barred from suing the university without a waiver of sovereign immunity from the Texas Legislature.

[MadCat]

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/Texas-Tech-Mike-Leach-throw-out-lawsuit-011210

Texas Tech on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out fired coach Mike Leach's lawsuit, saying state law gives the university immunity from legal action.

The university contended Leach is barred from suing the university without a waiver of sovereign immunity from the Texas Legislature.

Here is the response to that:

One of the attorneys, Paul Dobrowski, said at a news conference that a sovereign immunity defense isn't permissible under a whistleblower claim.

[Darth Kramer]

Texas used to be a sue happy state....lots of tort reform went on in the 90's in order to keep businesses from packing up and leaving...the state is also immune from property damage and bodily injury claims unless the damage/injury is caused by motorized or motor driven equipment.  There is some exceptions but not many...

[Thin Blue Line]

Texas used to be a sue happy state....lots of tort reform went on in the 90's in order to keep businesses from packing up and leaving...the state is also immune from property damage and bodily injury claims unless the damage/injury is caused by motorized or motor driven equipment.  There is some exceptions but not many...

Willful recklessness or negligence being one.

[Darth Kramer]

It's just very hard to get money from the State of Texas. I worked on the muncipality level and they didnt have the same immunity status but it was damn close...the only time they really paid for anything is if they ran someone over or if they had a sewer backup in someones house caused by a city employee working a motorized sewer jet cleaner. And dont get me into the difference between a defect and special defect..the state/muncipality almost always wins there also..