Officer Who Caused Colleague's Compensable Injuries Doesn't Have Tort Immunity

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a police officer was not immune from civil liability for injuries he caused a coworker he struck with his personal vehicle while they were attending mandatory firearms training. Case: Berry v. Commerce Insurance Co., No. SJC-13089, 10/25/2021, published. Facts: Shawn Sheehan and Russell Berry served as police officers for the town of Raynham. Sheehan was a certified firearms instructor, and on June 12, 2017, he was being paid eight hours of overtime to conduct a training exercise. Sheehan went to the police station to collect the rifles and ammuni...