A police officer violated our client's constitutional rights. Then the police officer lied on the stand. An outraged jury assessed punitive damages against the officer. But then the trial judge took almost all the punitive damages away. Question: What saved the officer? Answer: The Constitution...
In fact, the Jury Was So Outraged, they Awarded Our Client Eleven Times More Money than Allowed By Law - Why Was the Jury So Mad? Because the Cop Lied to Them We Want to Be Your Lawyers We Will Fight to Get You the Best Results...
Here is a sample motion in limine (i.e., immediately prior to trial) seeking rulings favorable to the plaintiff (i.e., the person who filed the lawsuit) before the jury starts hearing the evidence. Hope it helps you! UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -------------------------------------------------x FERNANDO COLON, Plaintiff, -against- CITY OF...
Civil Rights Law – 42 U.S.C. 1983 – Fourth Amendment – Search and Seizure – May 2016 Part 3 of 3 Here is the decision and order of the federal court. The facts were set forth in our first post in the series (read here…). The legal...
Civil Rights Law – 42 U.S.C. 1983 – Fourth Amendment – Search and Seizure – May 2016 Part 2 of 3 Based on the facts set forth in the last post (read here…) Det. Tisdale asked that the case be thrown out on the grounds that there...
