REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT: When Cops Kill, Redress Is Rare, Except in Famous Cases May 11, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley and Andrea Januta The 2014 shooting death of black teen Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted angry protests...
REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT: A United Front Takes Aim at Police Immunity From Lawsuits May 11, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung The diverse opponents of qualified immunity have thrown their weight behind at least five appeals now awaiting the Supreme Court’s...
City, Electrical Inspector in New Jersey Not Liable in Multi-Unit Home Fire Lawsuit February 26, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled a city and its electrical inspector are not liable for claims resulting...