Legal Opinion
Webb v. Haas
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 13, 1999PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDana, J.
[¶ 1] Jeffrey Haas appeals from an order entered in the Superior Court (Kennebec County, Alexander, J.) denying his motion for a summary judgment on the state and federal claims of Kenneth E. and Virginia M. Webb. On appeal, Haas (1) contends that he is shielded by qualified immunity from suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and (2) challenges the merits of the Webbs’ state law claims. We conclude that Haas is shielded by qualified immunity from suit pursuant to federal law and that the causal link between Haas’s misconduct and the Webbs’ injuries is too tenuous to survive a summary judgment…
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