9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Aug. 4, 2021
Panel awards ‘loss of life’ damages disallowed in state law
9th Circuit Judge John B. Owens, an appointee of President Barack Obama, wrote that limits on federal civil rights lawsuits against government employees by state laws were rejected in a 2014 9th Circuit ruling in another wrongful death case.
A divided 9th U.S. Circuit of Appeals panel on Tuesday affirmed a jury decision awarding "loss of life" damages to the family of a man who died after a fatal encounter with Anaheim police officers even though such damages are not allowed under California law.
9th Circuit Judge John B. Owens, an appointee of President Barack Obama, wrote that limits on federal civil rights law...
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