Governmental Immunities

“Governmental Immunities” by Kenneth H. Bayliss of Quinlivan & Hughes P.A., is a practical guide to Minnesota state law immunities for public entities. Each of the significant and common law immunities is discussed separately.

Statutory Immunities and Related Issues Covered

• Statutory discretionary immunity
• Snow and ice immunity
• Outdoor recreation immunity and park and recreation immunity
• Licensing and permitting immunity
• TAx collection immunity
• DWI Impoundment immunity
• Unimproved real property immunity
• Public assistance or welfare immunity
• Wild animal immunity
• Patient and inmate immunity
• Logging road immunity
• Additional statutory immunities
• Due care in the execution of a statute
• Losses other than injury to or loss of property or personal injury or death

Common Law Immunities and Related Topics Covered

• Official immunity
• Policy and purpose
• Willful or malicious wrong
• Police chases
• Defenses to official immunity
• Types of governmental employees covered by official immunity
• Vicarious official immunity
• Section 1983 qualified immunity

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