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NORTHERN INS. CO. OF N.Y. v. CHATHAM COUNTY

No. 04-1618.

547 U.S. 189 (2006)

NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 25, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miguel A. Estrada argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., and Matthew D. McGill.

Dan Himmelfarb argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. On the brief were Solicitor General Clement, Assistant Attorney General Keisler, Deputy Solicitor General Garre, James A. Feldman, Mark B. Stern, J. Michael Wiggins, John E. Crowley, Robert Bruce, Amy Wright Larson, and Phillip Christopher Hughey.

R. Jonathan Hart argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Emily Elizabeth Garrard and David J. Bederman.*

JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner Northern Insurance Company of New York (Northern) filed suit against respondent Chatham County, Georgia (County), in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, seeking damages resulting from an alleged tort committed by employees of the County. The District Court granted the County's motion for summary judgment on the ground that the suit was barred by sovereign immunity. Relying...

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