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December 18, 2020
The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2020
Record injury awards and major court rulings caught the attention of personal injury attorneys in 2020, including a U.S. Supreme Court decision barring civil damages in fatal cross-border shooting cases and lower courts' resolution of suits involving questions of liability for social media-related injuries.
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February 27, 2020
Justices Shut Courthouse Doors On Border Patrol Victims
The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision to toss a suit over a Mexican teen's fatal shooting by a Border Patrol officer effectively leaves similarly situated families with no legal recourse for constitutional rights violations, experts said.
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February 25, 2020
High Court Bars Damages In Fatal Cross-Border Shooting
The family of a Mexican teenager who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent across the Southern border can't collect damages, the U.S. Supreme Court held Tuesday.
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November 15, 2019
High Court Border Death Case May Curb Suits Against Feds
The U.S. Supreme Court’s skepticism aimed at a 15-year-old Mexican boy’s parents suing an American border agent for their son’s death could result in a ruling that restricts individuals’ ability to sue federal officers for violating their constitutional rights.
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November 12, 2019
Justices Tilting Toward Border Agent Who Killed Mexican Teen
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared wary of allowing the parents of a Mexican teen fatally shot along the U.S.-Mexico border to sue the border agent who killed him.
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November 08, 2019
Up Next At High Court: DACA Shutdown, Border Killings
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the Trump administration's decision to wind down the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program for childhood immigrants and whether the parents of a slain Mexican teenager can sue the border agent who killed him, in what's expected to be a dramatic week of oral arguments to close out the November session.
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October 24, 2019
Border Shooting Relief Not About Nat'l Security, Justices Told
The parents of a Mexican teenager fatally shot by a U.S. border agent argued that national security and foreign affairs should not affect their bid for damages, telling the U.S. Supreme Court that they are not challenging government policies.
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October 15, 2019
Gov't Allowed To Argue In Cross-Border Shooting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the federal government can argue against a Mexican family seeking damages from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent after the parents' teenage son was fatally shot across the border.
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October 01, 2019
Feds Urge Justices Not To Allow Damages In Border Shooting
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday cautioned the U.S. Supreme Court against allowing the father of a slain Mexican teenager to collect damages after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot the boy across the southwest border.
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September 24, 2019
CBP Agent Calls For No Damages For Cross-Border Shooting
A federal agent who fatally shot a teenager across the United States' southern border has urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to award damages to the bereaved parents, warning that allowing damages to be collected in a cross-border shooting could threaten national security.