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Unanimous court issues limited ruling on judgment bar in Federal Tort Claims Act

SCOTUSBlog

A unanimous Supreme Court on Thursday issued a limited ruling on the Federal Tort Claims Act’s judgment bar. King, began in 2014, when officers working with an FBI task force in Grand Rapids, Michigan, tackled, choked and punched college student James King. The case, Brownback v.

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Supreme Court Deals Loss to James King, Michigan Man Who Was Mistaken for Fugitive, Brutalized

LegalReader

Supreme Court has dealt a severe loss to James King, a Michigan man who was brutalized by Grand Rapids police officers who mistook him for a fugitive. The Detroit News reports that the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision was penned by Justice Clarence Thomas. In it, Thomas and his colleagues found that King’s claims.

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Supreme Court rules suit cannot proceed against plainclothes officers who mistakenly attacked Michigan man

JURIST

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Michigan college student is unable to proceed with a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit against two federal officers who tackled him after mistaking him for a fugitive in 2014. ” The case now returns to the Sixth Circuit for further consideration on this issue.

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The Citing Slavery Project

C|M|LAW Library

The Citing Slavery Project is the brainchild of Justin Simard , an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University College of Law. 79 (2020)) “Judges cite slavery to explicate the law of contracts, property, evidence, civil procedure, criminal procedure, statutory interpretation, torts, and many other fields.

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No grants from Friday’s conference

SCOTUSBlog

The Federal Tort Claims Act is a 1946 law that allows private individuals to sue the United States for the negligent or wrongful acts of federal employees. It began in 2014, when members of a plainclothes FBI task force mistakenly stopped James King, a college student, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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Pennsylvania Woman Killed By Roommate’s Three Pit Bulls

JonathanTurley

We have previously discussed animal liability in torts. It is often said the every dog gets one free bite in American torts. However, the “one free bite rule” is a commonly misunderstood torts doctrine — suggesting that you are not subject to strict liability until after the first time your dog bites someone.

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What’s New in Law Firm Ownership?

Attorney at Work

California, Michigan, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., It is a realistic prediction that we’ll live in a world where thousands of estate planning lawyers work for Fidelity, and hedge funds run the most significant plaintiff tort outfits. have task forces up and running, exploring revisions to Rule 5.4. Seems Like the Status Quo.

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