Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided December 30, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Michael Lamoureux State Representative 105 Sky Ridge Road Russellville, Arkansas 72802
Dear Representative Lamoureux:
I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following question:
Can the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration negotiate contract language with vendors dealing with the area of sovereign immunity for the State of Arkansas?
RESPONSE
As posed, your question appears to be whether the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration ("DFA") has the authority by contract to limit the state's sovereign immunity from suit pursuant to Ark.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Streight v. RaglandSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1983
- Fireman's Insurance v. Arkansas State Claims CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1990
- State v. MitchellSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1997
- Hanley v. Arkansas State Claims CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1998
- Lake View School District No. 25 v. HuckabeeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 2000
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