When Mike Caddell filed a suit five years ago against the federal government on behalf of the Branch Davidian survivors over the siege on the Mount Carmel, Texas compound, even his friends thought he was out of his mind. But after an investment of some $3.5 million in time and resources, Caddell's case caused what a previous criminal trial and congressional hearings couldn't -- a hole in the government's denials that they had no complicity in the massive loss of life at Waco.
December 22, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Mike Caddell filed a suit five years ago against the federal government on behalf of the Branch Davidian survivors over the siege on the Mount Carmel compound, even his friends thought he was out of his mind.
A combination of an unpopular client, an incredibly high legal hurdle, and a conservative Waco trial judge made Caddell’s damages case look like it was on the fast track to a summary judgment dismissal.
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