8/20/2020
Casualty
Public Entity
Allegations of police officers’ excessive use of force reached a flashpoint in 2020, igniting massive protests and riots across the nation. As officers in several cities face criminal charges in fatal interactions with suspects, one might expect civil liability claims against those individuals to follow. In fact, that is not the case. For various reasons, public entities bear the liability risk
for police department actions. And that exposure is becoming more difficult to transfer.
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