Comprehensive guide to Fourth Amendment Excessive Force Claims cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Jonathan Paul Jones v. Raquel Hatch and James McCowan, Jr., Individually, and as Representatives of the Estate of Taylor McCowan, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 1, 2026, resulted in a defe...
Ronnie Hoyt Royston II v. Craig Bundick & Harris County Texas, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ronnie Hoyt Royston II, sued Har...
Dmitri v. Kostyunin v. State of Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on March 10, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the defendant, a former l...
Paula Norwood v. City of Austin, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on March 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. Paula Norwood sued the City of Austin for alleged violations of her constituti...
Marquita James v. Robert A. Hardwick, in His Official Capacity, as Sheriff of St. Johns County, Florida, decided by Florida District Court of Appeal on February 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win ou...
Victoria Abrahamson, Hana Schroeder, Jody Schroeder, Terry Schroeder, Samantha Johnson, Bre Ahna Boggess f/k/a Bre Ahna Payne, Rebecca Bates, Tawni Hanson, Darby Jones, Hunter Miner, and the State of ...
Derek Thomas v. Jacqueline Carmichael, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
Derek Thomas v. Jacqueline Carmichael, decided by Seventh Circuit on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment ...
Louis Alford v. Brandon Deffendoll, decided by Sixth Circuit on January 23, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the ...
Nicolaas Brekelmans v. Max Salas, decided by Sixth Circuit on December 3, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the de...
Ferguson v. Cleveland Div. of Police, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on November 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Ferguson, sued the Cleveland Division of Police allegin...
Lorena Bostic v. Salvadore Vasquez, decided by Seventh Circuit on November 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate...
Frank Giordano v. Andrews Hohns, decided by Third Circuit on November 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the de...
Lowery v. Mills, decided by Fifth Circuit on October 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by Lowery,...
Andrew Perrong v. Matthew Bradford, decided by Third Circuit on October 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Third Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion for a new trial...
Ballentine v. Broxton, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendant, ...
Quinessa Caylao-Do v. Officer John Logue, in his individual capacity, and City and County of Denver, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on September 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The p...
Herren v. Beshears, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on September 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former inmate, sued the defendant sheriff for alleged excessive for...
Lamar Forbes v. John Phelan, decided by D.C. Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Lamar Forbes, sued the defendant, John Phelan, alleging that Phelan, a co...
Gonzalez v. Herrera, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 19, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The Ninth Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of qualified immunity to a Border Patrol agent ac...
Salve Chipola, III v. Sean Flannery, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on August 7, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a plaintiff's claim for intentional i...
Cortez v. Bondi, decided by Tenth Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of qualified immunity to a police officer in a ...
Jada Padua v. Frank Bisignano, decided by Seventh Circuit on August 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the def...
Malcolm Wilson v. Angelita Castaneda, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to t...
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