Gordon v. HNS MANAGEMENT CO., INC.

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• considering functional equivalent test when crafting different test to determine whether corporate entity is arm of state entitled to assert sovereign immunity as defense
• identifying ‘‘criteria for determining whether a corporate entity is an arm of the state entitled to assert sovereign immunity as a defense’’
• court engages in two part inquiry when reviewing trial court’s decision on jurisdiction, which involves mixed question of fact and law
• “[w]hen issues of fact are necessary to the determination of a court’s jurisdiction . . . due process requires that a trial-like hearing be held, in which an opportunity is provided to present evidence and to cross-examine adverse witnesses” [internal quotation marks omitted]
• [w]hen issues of fact are necessary to the determination of a court's jurisdiction ... due process requires that a trial-like hearing be held, in which an opportunity is provided to present evidence and to cross-examine adverse witnesses ...
• ‘[w]hen issues of fact are necessary to the determination of a court’s jurisdiction . . . due process requires that a trial-like hearing be held, in which an opportunity is provided to present evidence and to cross-examine adverse wit- nesses’ . . .

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