The Tucker Act

By LandMark Publications

THIS CASEBOOK contains a selection of U. S. Court of Appeals decisions that analyze, discuss and interpret provisions of the Tucker Act. The selection of decisions spans from 2013 to the date of publication."[T]he United States, as sovereign, 'is immune from suit save as it consents to be sued ... and the terms of its consent to be sued in any court define that court's jurisdiction to entertain the suit.'" United States v. Testan, 424 U.S. 392, 399, 96 S.Ct. 948, 47 L.Ed.2d 114 (1976) (quoting United States v. Sherwood, 312 U.S. 584, 586, 61 S.Ct. 767, 85 L.Ed. 1058 (1941)). Consistent with this principle, the Tucker Act confers limited jurisdiction on the Claims Court to adjudicate claims against the United States. Brown v. United States, 105 F.3d 621, 623 (Fed.Cir.1997). Hymas v. US, 810 F. 3d 1312 (Fed. Cir. 2016).To bring a claim against the United States, a plaintiff must identify an unequivocal waiver of sovereign immunity. FAA v. Cooper, ___ U.S. ___, 132 S.Ct. 1441, 1448, 182 L.Ed.2d 497 (2012). Courts are required to read waivers of sovereign immunity narrowly and construe any ambiguities in the statutory language in favor of immunity. Id. But "[e]ven when suits are authorized[,] they must be brought only in designated courts." United States v. Shaw, 309 U.S. 495, 501, 60 S.Ct. 659, 84 L.Ed. 888 (1940). This is because "it rests with Congress to determine not only whether the United States may be sued, but in what courts the suit may be brought." Minnesota v. United States, 305 U.S. 382, 388, 59 S.Ct. 292, 83 L.Ed. 235 (1939). Franklin-Mason v. Mabus, 742 F. 3d 1051 (DC Cir. 2014).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152128816X
• ISBN13: 9781521288160
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"