Opinion ID: 2195337
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Heading: The Claims Asserted Against the State Defendants

Text: There can be no question that the doctrine of sovereign immunity provides that neither the State nor a State agency can be sued without its consent. The General Assembly, however, can waive sovereign immunity by an Act that clearly evidences an intention to do so. [7] Actions against the State, however, are further limited by the requirements of the State Tort Claims Act, 10 Del. C. §§ 4001-4005. For plaintiffs to prevail in a suit against the State, they must show that: (1) the State has waived the defense of sovereign immunity for the actions mentioned in the complaint; and, (2) the State Tort Claims Act does not bar the action. [8] In this appeal, the Pauley plaintiffs claim the State defendants have unlimited exposure in two respects. First, they contend the State is liable because its agents negligently trained and supervised Reinoehl. Second, they assert that the State is liable by reason of Reinoehl's operation of the State owned police car.