Let this volume be your guide to the world of governmental tort litigation. With it, you will be able to identify sovereign immunity, governmental immunity, and discretionary immunity. You will learn to distinguish between absolute immunity and qualified immunity. You will never again be caught unawares by the notice requirements that are prerequisite to filing suit against the state. You will no longer be lost when venturing into the realm of claims against the federal government.

Written by seasoned governmental law practitioners, the handbook includes chapters on sovereign, governmental, and discretionary immunity; absolute and qualified immunity; local governmental immunity; recreational immunity; notice procedures; and the Federal Tort Claims Act. The handbook's thorough Table of Cases, Table of Statutes, and index enhance its usefulness. In addition, this book is the first to compile all the relevant governmental immunity statutes, both state and federal, in one handy resource.

Required reading for both plaintiff’s attorneys and government attorneys alike, the Wisconsin Governmental Claims and Immunities Handbook is an essential resource for anyone dealing with a claim against a governmental entity. Don't leave home without the handbook!

Government Lawyers Division members please call Customer Service at (800) 728-7788 to place your order and receive your 15% discount.

The authors are: Joseph P. Guidote, Jr., Charles Hoornstra, Rudolph M. Konrad, Jennifer Sloan Lattis, Jan A Smokowicz, and John M. Vandlik.

130+ pp; 2nd ed. 2008

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