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Civil Liability
of Law Enforcement Agencies & Personnel


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Assault and Battery: Emotional Harm

      Store owner assaulted by state troopers during unwarranted arrest awarded $27,256; co-owners who witnessed assault were not entitled to mental anguish damages Fisher v. Dept of Public Safety, 555 So.2d 626 (La App. 1989).
      No liability for alleged emotional and psychological stress caused bystanders who witnessed arrest Flambeck v. Stone, 662 F.Supp. 298 (N.D.Ill. 1986).

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