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What is Qualified Immunity and How Can it Affect Your Case? 

What is qualified immunity?  In 2020, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing and the protests that followed, there was much discussion about the doctrine of qualified immunity and how it 1) emboldened police to commit civil rights violations and 2) allowed police to avoid any consequences for their violations.  Lately, I haven’t heard much ...


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Rule 411: Why Aren’t Plaintiffs Allowed to Talk About Insurance at Trial?

Rule 411 usually prohibits plaintiffs from even mentioning insurance at trial – why? Almost every defendant has insurance - unless they have substantial assets to pay a verdict, most defendants would not be in trial unless they had insurance. Is it because jurors would return unfair, excessive damage awards if they knew that an insurance ...