US EditionTennessee Family's Lawsuit Against Police, Paramedics over Use of Force Dismissed
The judge ruled the lawsuit was time-barred despite new body-camera evidence revealing restraint-induced asphyxia in one of over 1,000 force-related deaths identified by AP.
- A lawsuit alleging that Tennessee police officers and paramedics used excessive force on a 23-year-old man having a seizure in 2017 has been dismissed.
- The man's mother filed the lawsuit in 2024 after journalists shared police body-camera video that contradicted the autopsy report's conclusion that he died of a drug overdose.
- The judge ruled in favor of the city and first responders, stating that the statute of limitations had expired before the lawsuit was filed.
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Family's lawsuit against Bristol police, paramedics over use of force dismissed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging Bristol, Tennessee, police officers and paramedics used excessive force on a 23-year-old man having a seizure and failed to give him access to medical care has been dismissed. A federal judge ruled Monday in favor of the city of Bristol and the officers and paramedics, who argued the [...]
Tennessee family’s lawsuit against police, paramedics over use of force dismissed
Nashville, Tennessee (AP) — A lawsuit alleging Bristol, Tennessee, police officers and paramedics used excessive force on a 23-year-old man having a seizure and failed to give him access to medical care has been dismissed. A federal judge ruled Monday in favor of the city of Bristol and the officers and paramedics, who argued the statute of limitations had expired by the time the family of Austin Hunter Turner filed the lawsuit over his 2017 dea…
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Tennessee family's lawsuit against police, paramedics over use of force dismissed
A lawsuit alleging Bristol, Tennessee, police and paramedics subjected a man having a seizure to excessive force and failed to give him access to medical care has been dismissed. A federal judge ruled statutory time restrictions prevented any claims because…
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