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Pennsylvania Civil Rights Violation Case Calculator
Estimate the value of a civil rights violation case under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 or federal anti-discrimination statutes. Our calculator factors in economic losses, type of violation, and whether a government entity was involved under Pennsylvania's specific laws.
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Filing Deadline
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Negligence System
Modified Comparative Fault (51% Bar)
Pennsylvania Civil Rights Violation Case FAQs
Common civil rights claims include excessive police force, false arrest, First Amendment retaliation, housing discrimination (Fair Housing Act), employment discrimination (Title VII, ADA, ADEA), school discrimination (Title IX), and denial of public accommodations. Federal Section 1983 claims require a state actor (government official or employee).
Civil rights damages include economic losses (medical bills, lost wages, lost opportunities), emotional distress and psychological harm, and in some cases punitive damages. Federal civil rights statutes also provide for attorney's fee awards, which makes these cases attractive to civil rights attorneys on contingency.
In Pennsylvania, you have 2 years from the date of the incident to file a lawsuit. Missing this deadline permanently bars your right to recover — act promptly and consult an attorney before the deadline approaches.
Yes, with some limitations. Under Section 1983, you can sue individual government officers but typically not the government entity itself unless you can show a policy, custom, or failure to train caused the violation (a Monell claim). Qualified immunity may protect individual officers unless the violated right was 'clearly established' at the time.
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