Yesterday, the 6th Circuit decided a case involving a large judgment against police officers who were sued by a man who claimed to have been unlawfully convicted based on the police officers' unconstitutional conduct. The officers were denied qualified immunity when the court denied their summary judgment motion. The officers failed to timely appeal and the case went to trial. The officers lost but they did not preserve the qualified immunity defense by raising it in a Rule 50 post trial motion. A link to the case follows: 14a0285p.06<http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/14a0285p-06.pdf> 13-3413<https://ecf.ca6.uscourts.gov/cmecf/servlet/TransportRoom?servlet=CaseSelectionTable.jsp?csnum1=13-3413> David Ayers v. City of Cleveland Northern District of Ohio at Cleveland Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director and General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association, Inc. 7910 Woodmont Ave., Suite 1440 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 202-466-5424 x7110 Direct: 202-742-1016 Cell: 240-876-6790 Plan ahead: IMLA's Annual Seminar April 24-27, 2015 - Omni Shoreham, Washington D.C. IMLA's Annual Conference October 3-8, 2015 - The Rio, Las Vegas, NV