First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
ca1 · 2025-08-05 · Defendant Win · Impact: 25/100
Cintron v. Bibeault, decided by First Circuit on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants in a c...
Collateral Estoppel Bars Excessive Force and False Arrest Claims
ca7 · 2025-07-28 · Defendant Win · Impact: 20/100
Christopher Pable v. CTA, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the CTA, hold...
No-contest plea does not preclude civil forfeiture trial
sc · 2025-03-12 · Reversed · Impact: 65/100
W. Kenneth Swing v. Jill Swing, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on March 12, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute centered on whether a "no-contest" plea in a prior criminal ...