Attorney Philip Ellison Challenges Who Pays When SWAT Teams Damage Homes

A Michigan case is raising new questions about property rights, police responsibility and who pays when law enforcement damages private property.

A legal battle stemming from a SWAT operation in Bay City could help determine whether Michigan property owners should be forced to pay for damage caused by police when they are not the target of an operation.

Attorney Philip Ellison of Outside Legal Counsel discussed the case during an interview with me, explaining that his client owned a Bay City renta…