UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. JOSEPH OLSON ET AL.: ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT.

UNITED States v. Olson (Supreme Court case); ACTIONS & defenses (Law); UNITED States. Supreme Court; UNITED States. Court of Appeals (9th Circuit); GOVERNMENT liability

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court case, United States v. Olson, case number 04-759, which was decided on November 8, 2005. Two injured mine workers filed a suit against the U.S. in the Federal District Court, which was dismissed by the court. The Ninth Circuit reversed the District Court's decision adjudging that sovereign immunity was waived where local law would make a state or municipal entity liable in tort. The Supreme Court vacated the decision and remanded the case.