Case Name: NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2008-12-11
Citations: 362 N.C. 678
Docket Number: No. 470P07
Parties: NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Judges: Hudson, J. For the Court
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 362
Pages: 678–688

Head Matter:
NORTH CAROLINA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION v. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF GUILFORD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
No. 470P07

Opinion:
ORDER
The Court allows plaintiffs Petition for Discretionary Review and orders briefing on the following issues:
(1) Whether granting the right to a State agency to participate in a program, including the right to sue for benefits arising from the program, waives the defense of sovereign immunity? .
(2) Whether a legislative amendment which made State agencies and subdivisions "persons" eligible for the benefits of the North Carolina Insurance Guaranty Association Act (N.C.G.S. § 58-48-1 et seq.) also waived the defense of sovereign immunity as to the NCIGA's expressly granted cause-of-action against high net-worth employers?
By Order of the Court in Conference, this 11th day of December, 2008.
Hudson, J. For the Court