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$282,500 Awarded in NY False Arrest and Beating Suit

In a police false arrest/excessive force case, the court awarded $275,000
in compensatory damages and $7500 in punitive damages, and found that the
City maintained a municipal policy and practice that had caused the
violation.

Fees are awarded up to $200 an hour to a practitioner from a small upstate ...

 

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