Legal Question in Civil Litigation in District of Columbia
sue the government
can you sue the government and why not
Asked on 1/31/06, 11:01 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: sue the government
Generally, no, unless the government has specifically waived what's called its right to sovereign immunity (the power of the crown as it may have been known in times past in lands across the Atlantic).
Answered on 1/31/06, 3:23 pm