Ruling On Expert Upheld In Shooting Victim’s Claims Against Police Officer

Mealey's (June 20, 2017, 11:24 AM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — A man who was shot in his home by an off-duty police officer is not entitled to a new trial on his excessive force claims against the officer because the victim’s attempt to discredit an expert based on alleged mismanagement of a prior job was properly denied, a Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge ruled June 19 (Joshua Taylor v. Police Officer Larry Shields, No. 13-2241, E.D. Pa., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93669)....

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