8th Circuit: Traveler Can Sue Government For Battery By Airport Screening Officer

Mealey's (September 6, 2020, 5:21 PM EDT) -- ST. LOUIS — A divided Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Aug. 31 concluded that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is not immune to an airline passenger's claims that he was injured by a TSA screening officer at a security checkpoint, holding that such personnel are considered "investigative or law enforcement officers" under federal law (Brian Iverson v. United States, et al., No. 18-3137, 8th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 27634)....