Former Employees of Ericsson, Inc. v. United States Secretary of Labor

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• concluding that disputed versions of plaintiff's resistance combined with other \unfavorable\ Graham factors precluded qualified immunity on excessive force claim
• noting that when the state has not restricted one's ability to care for oneself, the rationale for an affirmative duty falls away
• noting that when the state has not restricted one’s ability to care for oneself, the rationale for an affirmative duty falls away
• holding officer was not entitled to summary judgment on issue of qualified immunity where arrestee “suffered a serious leg injury over a lost five[-]dollar bill”
• explaining that a “parallel state law claim of assault and battery is subsumed within the federal excessive force claim”
• stating that a torn ligament in a plaintiff’s leg, which required two surgeries and resulted in permanent partial disability, was a serious injury

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