David MacMain and Charles Starnes Win At Trial
David MacMain and Charles Starnes successfully defended three police officers in a Section 1983 ‘excessive force’ claim brought by a plaintiff who was acquitted in the underlying criminal case of resisting arrest and assaulting the officers. The trial was held before the Honorable R. Barclay Surrick in the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. After 3 days of testimony from 6 witnesses, the 11 person jury returned a verdict in favor of the police officers on November 13, 2014 in just under 1 ½ hours.