2 employment law court rulings from public federal records (2004–2008)
Housing Authority of City of Raleigh appears in 2 federal employment-law court rulings on record. These cases sit within the public sector, where due-process protections, First Amendment retaliation, and union-related (NLRA / state PERB) claims apply. The set below covers rulings that produced written federal-court decisions; private settlements, EEOC charges resolved without litigation, and state-court cases are not included.
The cases primarily involve Tort Liability, Lead Paint Exposure, Failure to Accommodate. Browse the linked claim hubs for outcome statistics and other employers facing the same allegations. Tort Liability, Lead Paint Exposure and Failure to Accommodate.
Rulings span North Carolina. Browse state-specific employment rulings for jurisdictional patterns. North Carolina rulings.
<bold>1. Immunity — governmental — public housing authority —</bold> <bold>governmental function</bold> <block_quote> A public housing authority created and operated pursuant to N.C.G.S. Ch. <cross_reference>157</cross_reference>, like other municipal corporations, is entitled to immunity in tort and contract for acts undertaken by its agents and employees in the exercise of its governmental functions, but not for any proprietary functions it may undertake.</block_quote> <bold>2. Immunity — governmental — public housing authority</bold> <block_quote> A public housing authority performs a governmental function in providing housing for low and moderate income families and is entitled to rely on the doctrine of governmental immunity.</block_quote><page_number>Page 51</page_number> <bold>3. Immunity — governmental — public housing authority — waiver</bold> <bold>— purchase of liability insurance</bold> <block_quote> A Chapter 157 housing authority has statutory authority to accept liability for its governmental functions by the purchase of insurance, and thus, can waive its sovereign immunity.</block_quote> <bold>4. Immunity — governmental — public housing authority — remand</bold> <bold>of order denying motion to dismiss</bold> <block_quote> The trial court's order denying defendant public housing authority's motion to dismiss plaintiff's claims arising from the use of lead paint on grounds of sovereign or governmental immunity is remanded, because: (1) the order did not contain findings of fact or conclusions of law; and (2) our Supreme Court is unable to discern whether the ruling below was premised upon defendant's insurance coverage.</block_quote>
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Data sourced from public federal court records via CourtListener.com. Case outcomes extracted using AI analysis. This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. The presence of an employer on this page does not imply wrongdoing — many cases are dismissed or resolved without findings of liability.