Phila. Officers and City Cannot Escape Lawsuit Over Police Chase Death, Federal Judge Rules

What You Need to Know

• A federal judge denied in part the city of Philadelphia's motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit over the death of a woman struck in a police chase.
• The judge applied a 'conscious disregard' standard to the plaintiffs claims that the officers had violated the decedent's due process rights.
• The standard is lower than what has historically been applied in police chase cases in the Third Circuit.