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Why False Imprisonment Recoveries Should Not Be Taxable
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2009
by Robert Wood
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2009, page 16
by Robert W. Wood1
Filed under:
Physical Injury Rule,
Damages,
Wrongful Conviction,
Wrongful Imprisonment,
Money/Property,
Tax Law.
Location:
United States of America.
Claims for false imprisonment may be brought in various ways under federal or state law. An individual who has been wrongfully incarcerated may sue under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 for a violation of his constitutional rights. The individual may also sue under state tort law, making ...
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