U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether NJ Transit can be sued in other states

U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether NJ Transit can be sued in other states

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear two cases challenging whether New Jersey Transit can dodge lawsuits in other states.

SCOTUS to consider NJ Transit’s liability in accidents • New Jersey Monitor

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case to resolve whether NJ Transit has sovereign immunity as an arm of the state, which has big implications for legal liability. (Fran Baltzer for New Jersey Monitor)The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether NJ Transit can be held responsible for accidents or if it has sovereign immunity from lawsuits as an arm of the state. The nation’s top court agreed Thursday to hear arguments on two conflicting state rul…

Supreme Court to review scope of states’ immunity after a pair of bus accidents - Finnoexpert

A pair of bus accidents is prompting the Supreme Court to reckon with the scope of state entities’ immunity from lawsuits. The court on Thursday agreed to hear two cases involving NJ Transit, which is being sued in Pennsylvania and New York state court after its buses allegedly hit people outside the borders of its home base Garden State. NJ Transit is a statewide system running trains, light rail and buses through New Jersey and in parts of the…