Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Narrow Framing of Officer Conduct That Might Lead to Liability for Malicious Prosecution

Quoting an amicus brief submitted by prominent former prosecutors who were represented by Loevy & Loevy, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the appellate court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants on a claim for malicious prosecution in Beaman v. Freesmeyer, No. 122654, last Thursday. The plaintiff, Alan Beaman, had been wrongfully convicted of murdering his… Read More