Category: LEO Litigation

When I was on patrol, I was always amused when the news reported on an incident that I responded to or handled. Many times, I remember telling my wife that the report had little to…

When a LEO is sued, he is usually defended by the city attorney, the county attorney, the attorney general’s office or by a law firm selected by his agency to handle the case. Those lawyers…

Now I will admit that some of the most fun I had working as an Investigator with the Cobb County Solicitor General’s Office was spent serving subpoenas.  While most of the time, the process was…

If you have been a LEO for more than five minutes, someone has probably threatened to sue you. While the context changes from domestic disputes to the execution of search warrants and complicated arrests, LEOs…

Okay, Okay. You probably think you know the answer to this one: MONEY! However, that is not always the case. People file lawsuits for many reasons. For instance, I defend a lot of suits by…

This will be a series of posts devoted to the legal process surrounding a suit against a LEO. My goal is to shed some light on issues such as why people sue LEOs, what can…