Welch v. Illinois Supreme Court

How courts have described this case

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• “Where it is apparent that even after amendment no cause of action can be stated, leave to amend should be denied”
• “Malice, if well pleaded, is outside the scope of a State employee’s authority and must be brought in the circuit court and not the Court of Claims.”
• a state employee's violation of a policy, regulation, or statute does not necessarily prohibit the application of sovereign immunity
• a state employee’s violation of a policy, regulation, or statute does not necessarily prohibit the application of sovereign immunity
• “A State employee’s violation of policy, regulation, or even statute does not necessarily avert the application of sovereign immunity.”
• an employee’s actions are considered within the scope of employment where the alleged facts are consistent with an intent to further the State’s business

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).