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Lawsuits Based on Wrongful Death by a Police Officer

 
 
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Reply Tue 22 Dec, 2015 02:23 pm
Can a City, State, and/or the Federal government enact a law limiting its liability should a police officer (or similar) employer by it cause a wrongful death?
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Reply Tue 22 Dec, 2015 03:24 pm
@gollum,
That's an interesting question. The federal and state governments are generally immune to being sued under Sovereign Immunity. At the federal level, the Federal Tort Claims Act was passed to allow lawsuits against the federal government. Sovereign Immunity doesn't apply to cities, but in theory, a state could pass a law to limit liability.
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