U.S. Supreme Court Says TVA Not Protected From Power Line Suit

(April 30, 2019, 1:17 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 rejected lower court holdings that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was immune from suit under the “discretionary function” rule and remanded for a determination of whether the hybrid entity’s conduct that allegedly caused a plaintiff’s injuries from a downed power line is considered governmental or commercial (Gary Thacker, et al. v. Tennessee Valley Authority, No. 17-1201, U.S. Sup., 2019 U.S. LEXIS 3149)....

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