Simmons v. Himmelreich, 578 U.S. 621 (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that state officials may still be liable for conduct that the state is immune to under exceptions within the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).SCOTUSblog coverageSimmons v. Himmelreich, No. 15–109, 578 U.S. ____ (2016).
Opinion of the court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor authored the unanimous decision holding that Himmelreich's second lawsuit can proceed, even after the first suit was dismissed under an exception to the Federal Tort Claims Act.
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