Medrano v. City of Pearsall

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• although plaintiffs alleged negligent conduct, court found officer acted intentionally and held that the plaintiffs could not circumvent the intentional tort exception by mere allegations of negligence against the city
• where focus of claim was on officers’ alleged violent and negligent beating of handcuffed driver, intentional tort exception could not be circumvented merely by alleging negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent failure to train
• where focus of claim was on officers’ alleged violent and negligent beating of handcuffed driver, intentional tort exception could not be circumvented merely by alleging negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent failure to train
• burden does not shift to non-movant unless movant establishes defense as matter of law
• where focus of claim was on officers’ alleged violent and negligent beating of handcuffed driver, intentional tort exception could not be circumvented merely by alleging negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent failure to train
• where focus of claim was on officers’ alleged violent and negligent beating of handcuffed driver, intentional tort exception could not be circumvented merely by alleging negligent hiring, negligent training, and negligent failure to train

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