Legal Opinion
Fortin v. Titcomb
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 26, 2012No. 10-2370PPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
A federal jury awarded appellant Michael Fortin $125,000 in damages against a Wells, Maine police officer after finding that the officer negligently used force in arresting Fortin in 2007. In a post-judgment ruling, the district court reduced the award to $10,000—the maximum set by the Maine Tort Claims Act (“MTCA” or “Act”) for the personal liability of government employees. See Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 8104-D. On appeal, Fortin argues that the MTCA’s personal-liability cap is inapplicable here because the officer was covered by an insurance policy that triggered a…
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