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Qualified Immunity Defense in Police Brutality Cases
June 29th, 2020
In the midst of worldwide protests triggered by the death of George Floyd during an arrest by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, the United States Supreme Court recently declined to consider cases challenging the doctrine of “qualified i…
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Supreme Court affirms reduced causation standard under FELA
July 21st, 2011
The United States Supreme Court decided last month in a 5-4 decision that injured railroad workers can recover damages under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (“FELA”) if the railroad’s negligence “played any part, even the slightest, in…
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