White Paper

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Damages in Death Cases: Police Misconduct Topics Under Section 1983

 

Review settlements in highly publicized cases in recent years.

Some very large settlements in highly publicized cases raise the issue of how §1983 death cases should be valued. Should adverse publicity and political pressure set the number or should the cases be valued under applicable federal and state law? This white paper reviews some of these large settlements and discusses cases predominantly applying state law or federal laws to §1983 claims, as well as those with interference with family relationship.