MR. MOTHERSHEAD SERVES AS COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF IN A CASE BROUGHT AGAINST TWO NASHVILLE POLICE OFFICERS AND THE CITY OF NASHVILLE, ALLEGING THAT THE OFFICERS VIOLATED A MENTALLY ILL WOMAN’S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS BY TASING AND SHOOTING HER DURING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE U.S. SIXTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS RECENTLY OVERTURNED THE DISTRICT COURT’S GRANT OF QUALIFIED IMMUNITY TO THE OFFICERS, RULING THAT THE LAWSUIT MAY PROCEED.
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