Civil Litigation

Recent Cases

Lawsuit Filed Against Travis Scott and Concert Promoters for Astroworld Tragedy

November 8, 2021

Attorney Page Pate joined CNN Newsroom to discuss the lawsuit filed against Travis Scott and the concert promoters for the tragic deaths that occurred at the Astroworld festival in Houston. Page thinks these are the major legal issues: What is the potential civil liability of the venue, Travis Scott, and the other people associated with the […]

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Justice Department Limits Use of “No-Knock” Warrants, Chokeholds, and Carotid Restraints

September 24, 2021

On September 14, the Department of Justice announced a change in its policies regarding the use of more aggressive policing techniques by federal law enforcement. Agents will now only be permitted to use chokeholds or carotid restraints in situations where deadly force would be authorized. Additionally, they will only be allowed to use “no-knock” entries […]

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Qualified Immunity Defense Rejected in Case Involving Police Shooting

September 7, 2021

On August 26, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a DeKalb County Police officer’s qualified immunity claim, clearing the way for the litigation against him to proceed to trial. In 2015, Officer Casey Benton conducted a traffic stop on a car in which Troy Robinson was a passenger. Robinson fled from the police on […]

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Police Responsible for Death of California Man Suffering Mental Health Crisis

August 26, 2021

On August 10, the city of Pleasanton, California, settled a wrongful death suit for $5.9 million. The victim in the case was Jacob Bauer, a 38-year-old man who was killed by police during a mental health crisis. During a police interaction, people struggling with mental illness are 16 times more likely than other Americans to […]

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Our firm represents DC and New York in opposing Georgia’s new voting law

August 14, 2021

Our firm is acting as local counsel for the District of Columbia and the State of New York in their support of the federal lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice against GA’s recent voting law. We believe this law was passed by the GOP controlled state legislature here in GA primarily to […]

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