T. Joseph Seward, a partner from our Livonia office, recently received a no cause verdict on behalf of his clients.  In this case, he defended three corrections officers from a local county jail.  The Plaintiff filed suit regarding three separate incidents that took place at the jail in 2004 and 2005.  When the Plaintiff submitted a grievance in 2007, he claimed the Defendant Officers used excessive force during these three separate incidents.  Mr. Seward was able to show the jury that the Plaintiff had a pattern of instigating altercations, and then turning around and making himself the victim.  Additionally, he was able to effectively demonstrate to the jury how the actions of the Defendant Officers were necessary and appropriate.

 
As many of you may already know, Mr. Seward is extremely successful at handling police excessive cases for his clients.  Of the past 58 cases he has tried, he has only lost one case.  This statistic is both extraordinary and incredibly rare.  Congratulations to Mr. Seward on another successful trial.