TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 18, 2025

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a lawsuit on behalf of a Nashville woman tased and shot by police officers during a mental health crisis in 2021 can go forward. The court determined that the lawsuit, filed in 2022, “plausibly alleges that the officers violated the woman’s clearly established rights.” Last year, District Court Judge William Campbell dismissed the case, but the latest ruling means that attorneys may pursue the woman’s legal claims against Metro and two named officers. The Nashville Banner has more on the case.