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: Bodily Injury BlogDetainee Decision Could Be Tough on Plaintiffs, Experts Say
By Edward Bills
Plaintiff attorneys are bemoaning Monday's Supreme Court decision to dismiss a complaint against former Attorney General John Ashcroft by a Pakistani Muslim who was detained in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Experts in civil procedure predict that the ruling could make it much more difficult for plaintiffs, in all types of cases, to withstand defendant motions to dismiss. The case is Ashcroft v. Iqbal.
Full post as published by Bodily Injury Blog on May 22, 2009 (boomark / email).
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