Is probable cause a complete defense to a claim of malicious prosecution?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Thomas v. City of N.Y., No. 13-1715-cv (2nd Cir. 2014):
(2d Cir. 2010) (recognizing probable cause as a complete defense to a claim of malicious prosecution); see also Lowth v. Town of Cheektowaga, 82 F.3d 563, 571 (2d Cir. 1996) ("In order for probable cause to dissipate [between arrest and prosecution], the groundless nature of the charges must be made apparent by the discovery of some intervening fact.").
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