30 Aug 2024
IFMK Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment on False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution Claims in Southern Illinois
IFMK Law Shareholder Bhairav Radia and Senior Associates Joe Bracey and Kyle Moore obtained summary judgment in favor of a sitting county sheriff and his two predecessors. One of the plaintiffs alleged the law enforcement officials committed the Illinois common law torts of false arrest and malicious prosecution. A second plaintiff also alleged malicious prosecution. The court entered judgment in favor of all defendants after finding no unlawful restraint occurred and probable cause existed to believe the plaintiffs trespassed or violated criminal statutes that restrict conduct by a prior sex offender.