Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, LLC
Suite 1700
Three Gateway Center
401 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1004
Telephone:412.566.2970
Facsimile:412.391.1464
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 Civil Rights Claims
Claims against police officers for brutality or racial profiling, against prison officials or guards for deprivation of certain privileges and against school teachers for disparate treatment of children are a fact of life. With very few exceptions, state based or supported entities are a constant target for claims asserting the Equal Protection Clause, the Civil Rights Act or a host of other statutory schemes. Civil rights issues permeate other firm practice areas, including municipality and school district liability and employment practices claims.
Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, LLC has a team of attorneys equipped to address these issues head on. Whether a Section 1983 claim is included in a slip and fall case against a school district, to circumvent local agency immunity, or a prisoner sues because he does not feel he is being allowed enough paper to further his other lawsuits, or an employer is charged with creating a sexually hostile work environment by not properly disciplining the office playboy, the firm knows how to respond. We work closely with the school district, the prison board, borough council or the employer in a team effort to ensure that the entity sitting as a defendant has its rights zealously protected. The attorneys at Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, LLC are seasoned in dealing with the sensitive and sometimes even politically charged situations involved in many of these claims. We have an equal ability to address the coverage issues frequently associated with this type of case and, where appropriate, advise as to coverage matters and handle declaratory judgment actions.
Our clients have come to learn that civil rights claims have two sides and that the firm will stop nothing short of making their side abundantly clear. The insurers in these situation appreciate the ability of the firm to recognize a valid claim versus a frivolous claim and to try the case or settle the same as the situation dictates. Carriers have also gained a strong comfort level with Wayman, Irvin & McAuley, LLC in its ability to review and assess policy language vis-a-vis a factual scenario and advise as to the appropriateness of providing or denying coverage.
Please talk to any of our lawyers to discuss the firm’s strong background in the defense of civil rights claims and its unquestioned ability to meet the demands of the client and the carrier when one of these claims is made.
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