Immunity Upheld for State Officials Over COVID-Related Nursing Home Deaths February 5, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a proposed class action against New Jersey government officials on behalf of...
Judge Allows Vermont Suit Alleging Police Bias, Excessive Force Against Black Teen August 9, 2024 By Lisa Rathke A Vermont judge has denied the city of Burlington’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force...
Citing Immunity Law, Judge Tosses Body Parts Theft Claims Against Harvard February 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has dismissed negligence, infliction of emotional distress and other claims against Harvard and the operators...
Fishing Community Mayor, Top Officials Off the Hook in Retaliation Claims December 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The mayor and other city officials in the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts are protected under qualified immunity against claims...
Mississippi Sheriff Claims Immunity to Federal Lawsuit Over Torture of Black Men October 16, 2023 By Michael Goldberg The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal...
Connecticut High Court Denies Immunity for First Responder Causing Car Accident August 2, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned a trial court and ruled that municipalities and government agencies are not entitled to...
U.S. Opens Civil Probe of Worcester Police Over Excess Force, Racial and Gender Bias November 18, 2022 By Mark Pratt Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an investigation into whether the police department in Massachusetts’ second-largest city routinely uses excessive force...
Jury Sides With New Jersey Police in $10M Suit by Family of Man Who Died After Arrest November 2, 2022 A federal court jury has decided that New Jersey police did not violate the civil rights of a man who...
City of Rochester Agrees to Pay $12M to Family of Black Man Killed by Police October 10, 2022 City officials agreed to pay $12 million to the children of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after police...
Appeals Court Rejects NRA Free Speech Claims Against New York Insurance Regulator September 23, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal appeals court has denied the National Rifle Association’s First Amendment claims against a former New York insurance regulator...