M.B. v. R.B.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that sovereign immunity extends only to those state-owned corporations both immune as a matter -3- of state law and performing “typical” state functions
• noting that the first factor to be considered is “the State’s intent as to the status of the entity, including the functions performed”
• noting that the first factor to be considered is “the State’s intent as to the status of the entity”
• noting that “the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act grants Puerto Rico the same sovereign immunity that the States possess from suits arising under federal law”
• explaining that the Governor’s authority to direct the entity to demolish infrastructure illustrates that the entity “operates subject to the control of the Governor”
• noting that the third factor is “the entity’s overall effects on the state treasury”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).