It seemed like a leap: holding a city liable for a civil rights violation after a man fleeing from police crashed his car into another motorist. The city, after all, at first glance seemed to have nothing to do with the accident.
But that’s what the plaintiffs attorneys from Corona Law Firm argued in a cause of action under the U.S. Constitution, relying on legal precedent that gives bystanders grounds to sue if police actions cause injuries.
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