INFO:

A judge Thursday dismissed a $25 million civil rights lawsuit filed against the city and a police officer by a prominent couple who say they were wrongly jailed in connection with a parking lot fender bender last year, officials said Friday. Judge Jeffrey V. Brown in the Texas Southern District Court dismissed the case for reasons of qualified immunity, officials said. Qualified immunity protects state and local officials, including law enforcement officers, from individual liability unless the official violated a clearly established constitutional right. Developer Randy Hall, the grandson of Walter Hall, after whom parks and schools in the city are named, in October filed the lawsuit against League City and one of its police officers seeking a public apology after he and his wife, Rachael, on Sept. 18 were arrested in front of their children, handcuffed, photographed, fingerprinted and detained for more than eight hours in the city jail over a fender-bender in a gym parking lot Sept. 2. Justice First Attorneys., PLLC does not represent any of the parties referenced nor had any involvement in the outcome of this matter and is only sharing news stories which may be of interest to others. What do you think about the situation? Let us know in the comments. If you or a loved one has been afflicted by Catastrophic Injury, Death, Mass Tort, Defective Drugs, Wrongful Death, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking, or Medical Malpractice, visit www.justicefirstattorneys.com or contact (918)-549-6750 for a free strategy session with a lawyer.