Immunity Shields County Risk Pool From Widow's Death Benefit Claim

A Texas appeals court shut down a widow's efforts to recover death benefits, finding that a county's risk management pool is a governmental entity shielded by sovereign immunity and that the attempt to challenge a denial through a declaratory judgment action was a jurisdictional dead end. Neil Adams, a San Jacinto County deputy constable, worked off-hours as private security at a mall in Houston. He was wearing his constable uniform while working security at the mall on Feb. 23, 2022, when he was fatally shot during an interaction with a customer whose credit card was declined. His w...