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Los Angeles County Settles Suit Alleging Wrongful Arrest and Excessive Force Resulting in Death for $475,000 by The County of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $475,000 to the estate of a man who died after being placed in the Total Appendage Restraint Procedure (TARP). The man, Devin Eichenlaub, was …
Los Angeles County Settles Wrongful Arrest and Excessive Force Suit for $195,000 by The County of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $195,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging four men were unlawfully arrested, with one alleging excessive force. On July 17, 2007, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a …
$1,400 Settlement in WTO Protester’s Claim by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $1,390.62 to settle the claim of Philip E. Craft, who was arrested for protesting the WTO and was in jail from December 1 – 5, 1999. Craft alleged that prior to being arrested, he was pepper sprayed …
$200,000 Settlement in Excessive Force Claim by Washington State’s King County has paid $200,000 to settle the excessive force claim of Bryan J. Miles. On February 13, 2004, Miles was a passenger in his car, which was being driven by an acquaintance of Miles, when police attempted to pull the …
Jury Awards $1.8 Million for False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution by In April, 2008, five Maryland men were awarded more than $1.8 million in compensatory and punitive damages in a civil rights suit alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution by Baltimore police officer Robert Cirello. Plaintiffs' attorneys, James L. Rhodes …
Chesnut v. Corrections Corporation of America, TN, Complaint, CCA prisoner escapee shot police, 2009 IN THE ________ CIRCUIT COURT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE MARK CHESNUT and MICHELLE CHESNUT, a husband and wife, ) ) ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) CORRECTIONS CORPORATION ) OF AMERICA d/b/a …
Quadriplegic Man Wins Judgment Against Pasadena by A California jury ordered the City of Pasadena to pay just under $79,000 to a quadriplegic man for failing to train its police in the proper handling of quadriplegics. Cornell Greathouse filed suit against the City alleging a laundry list of mistreatments at …
Rookie Cop Sues Over Forced Resignation by A former rookie Oregon police officer who was forced to resign for reporting her training officer’s egregious misconduct is suing the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). Lindsay K. Hunt realized her dream of becoming a police officer when she was hired by PPB on …
Summary Judgment Denied For Arkansas Officials Accused of Excessive Force and Deliberate Indifference by Harry Barnes, U.S. District Judge, has denied summary judgment to a group of Arkansas officials accused of using excessive force and exhibiting deliberate indifference toward serious medical needs in the arrest of an individual. Harry Hill, …
Los Angeles County Pays $850,000 for Police Misconduct Death and $595,000 in Jail Medical-Related Death by Los Angeles County Pays $850,000 for Police Misconduct Death and $595,000 in Jail Medical-Related Death Los Angeles County settled two lawsuits in July 2008 for a total of $1,445,000. Of that amount, $850,000 went …
Article • May 15, 2009
Oregon Cops Outraged by Excessive Force Reforms by Following several high-profile, controversial incidents, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is “cracking down” on high excessive-to-arrest ratios, and officers are outraged. In the wake of a fatal 2003 police shooting, the PPB began collecting officer use-of-force data in the summer of 2004, …
Youth Club Volunteer Wins $269,000 Judgment Against Seattle Police Officer; Court Orders $147,164 in Attorney’s Fees by In May 2008, Romelle Bradford, a youth club volunteer in Seattle, Washington, was awarded $269,000 by a federal jury for civil rights violations perpetrated by Seattle Police officer Jacob Briskey. Bradford, the 2003 …
$500,000 Awarded to Family of Parolee Mistakenly Shot and Killed by Live Ammunition by On November 9, 2004, the City of Redondo Beach was ordered to pay $500,000 to the family of a California parolee who was killed by police after being mistakenly shot by live ammunition instead of “bean …
Brief • May 1, 2009
Hudson v. City of Salem, OR, SJ Order, False Arrest & Excessive Force, 2009 Case 3:07-cv-00226-ST Document 92 Filed 05/01/2009 Page 1 of 65 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF OREGON TROY HUDSON, SR.; AUTUMN HUDSON; KEVIN HUDSON; and TROY HUDSON, JR., CV-07-226-ST Plaintiffs, OPINION AND …
Article • April 15, 2009
Connecticut Deaf Couple Receive $50,000 to Settle Pepper Spray, Excessive Force Claim by A Connecticut police department settled an excessive force claim for $50,000. This civil rights action was brought by a deaf couple who were pepper sprayed by two police officers during a domestic dispute. The couple was hearing …
Article • April 15, 2009
Elderly Couple Awarded $345,000 for Excessive Force During Arrest by A jury in Missouri’s Jackson County Circuit Court has awarded an elderly couple $345,000 on a claim that Kansas City police used excessive force to arrest them. The jury only took three hours to render its May 9, 2008 verdict. …
FTCA Claim Fails for Acts Committed Outside Scope of Actor’s Employment by The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a claim brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), holding the action could not proceed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the Bureau of Indian …
Article • April 15, 2009
Homeless Michigan Man Nets $20,000 for Outrage Claim Stemming from Pepper Spray Arrest by A federal jury in Michigan awarded a mentally ill homeless man $20,000 for outrage claims involving two Mt. Clemens police officers pepper spraying him during an arrest. The arrest occurred on June 27, 2002, after Officers …
Los Angeles County Pays $850,000 in Shooting Death of Suspect by The County of Los Angeles agreed to settle for $850,000 a lawsuit that alleged police used excessive force in killing a man after a pursuit. The County denies that police acted improperly, but entered into the settlement to avoid …
Article • April 15, 2009
$28 Million Awarded in Excessive Force Verdict in Police Killing of Child by A federal jury in Pittsburgh has awarded the family of a 12-year-old who was shot and killed by two Pennsylvania state troopers. The shooting occurred on Christmas Eve, 2002. The jury’s verdict followed a two week trial. …
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