Judge: 11th Amendment Bars Suit Against Kansas Insurance Commissioner

Mealey's (November 18, 2021, 9:52 AM EST) -- KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas federal judge on Oct. 23 found lack of subject matter jurisdiction regarding allegations by former affiliates of an insolvent insurer that Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt tortiously interfered with contracts, granting dismissal of the suit without prejudice under the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution....