Daniel J. Sherry Jr. Believes Penn State Cannot Invoke Sovereign Immunity

Daniel J. Sherry Jr. was interviewed by the Legal Intelligencer and asked if he believed Penn State University could invoke sovereign immunity as a defense in child sex abuse scandal.

“There’s absolutely no question” that Penn State cannot invoke sovereign immunity, said Sherry. “State schools could have an argument.”

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Shareholder Daniel J. Sherry Jr. at Eisenberg Winkler Jeck Schwartz Schoenhaus & Sherry has over 20 years of legal experience in personal injury law. He has successfully secured many multi-million-dollar victories, including one of the largest dram shop settlements and one of the largest crashworthiness verdicts in the history of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Sherry concentrates his practice on auto defects and car accident cases. He regularly lectures on a wide range of legal topics.

Awards and Accolades: Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs, named Best Lawyer in Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability

Education: Lafayette College, major in Political Science; Law degree from Villanova University School of Law

Professional Accolades: American Association for Justice Board of Directors, Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars, Best Lawyers’ member, member of the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Association of Justice member

Admitted to Practice: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the District Court of New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court