Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Gerasolo v. Adherence Group, Inc

Gerasolo v. Adherence Grp., Inc, 517 U.S. 1209 (1996)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1996-05-20
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • noting “statements regarding criminal misuse of public funds, wastefulness, and inefficiency in managing and operating government entities [are] matters of public concern.”
  • qualified immunity for officers who were aware of decedent’s suicide gestures but did not inform officers of jail where decedent was transferred prior to suicide
  • allegations of criminal wrongdoing and abuse of power involve matters of inherent public concern
  • matters inherently involving public concern make employer’s burden very onerous

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Gerasolo v. Adherence Group, Inc. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 3d Cir. Certiorari denied.