City of Miami v. Sanders

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• recognizing that Florida law provides for justifiable force by law enforcement officers, which is \a complete defense\ to a battery or excessive force claim
• recognizing that Florida law provides for justifiable force by law enforcement officers, which is “a complete defense” to a battery or excessive force claim
• holding battery requires “intentional affirmative conduct and cannot be premised upon an omission or failure to act.”
• noting that, under Florida law, force used by police officers during an arrest only constitutes a battery if it is excessive
• finding that plaintiff could not bring a claim against the City of Miami for “negligent use of excessive force”
• holding there is no cause of action for \negligent\ use of excessive force for injuries resulting from lawful arrest because there is no such thing as \negligent\ commission of \intentional\ tort

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