K.D.F., a Kansas General Partnership, Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, and Pacholder Associates, Inc…

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court granted mandamus relief to the Kansas public retirement system (KPERS) and its affiliated partnership (K.D.F.), recognizing Kansas sovereign immunity and vacating the trial court's overruling of their special appearances, while denying the same relief to Pacholder Associates, an independent contractor. The Court based its decision on principles of interstate comity and the limited scope of sovereign immunity for non‑governmental entities.