Hayward Police Face Wrongful-Death Lawsuit
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Friday June 10, 2016 on behalf of Eugene Jimerson, the brother of former major league baseball player Charlton Jimerson. Hayward police face …
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Cops Used Spike Strip to Stop Wrong Car, $49k Lawsuit Says
A 24-year-old woman who says she was stopped by Portland police, ordered out of her car at gunpoint and briefly handcuffed under the mistaken belief that she was driving a stolen car has filed a $49,000 lawsuit against the city. Officers used a spike strip to flatten the tires of her 1999 Honda Civic and had her back out of her car with her hands up before they realized their blunder: The …
Koschman ‘Cover-Up’ Now Part of Police ‘Code of Silence’ Lawsuit
The botched investigation of a homicide involving a nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley has become part of a federal whistleblower lawsuit filed by two Chicago police officers who claim a “code of silence” permeates the Chicago Police Department. The two cops argued in a court filing Monday that former police Cmdr. Joseph Salemme, a defendant in their case, should have to testify about his …
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over WW II Veteran’s Death
The family of a 95-year-old World War II vet, who died in July 2013 after a Park Forest police officer fired beanbag rounds at him when he threatened police with a knife, has agreed to a settlement of a federal lawsuit against the officer and the village, according to court documents. Sharon Mangerson, stepdaughter of John Wrana Jr., filed the wrongful death complaint in June 2014, seeking $5 …
Washington Man Gets $100K for Excessive Force in 2014 Arrest
A Washington man who was repeatedly punched, Tasered and bit by a police K9 during a 2014 arrest will get a $100,000 settlement for the beatdown. The city of Tukwila, Wash., agreed to settle the civil rights lawsuit filed by Linson Tara, who was the victim of excessive force when cops attempted to arrest him for yelling and screaming in a UPS freight yard. The suit not only won Tara …
Family Plans Lawsuit After Deadly Pursuit
The family of a woman killed earlier this month when she was hit by another motorist fleeing law enforcement plans to sue the agencies involved in the chase. Kimberly King’s family retained Matt Morgan of Morgan & Morgan after King’s Cadillac Escalade was struck head-on by a woman fleeing sheriff’s deputies in Mascotte on May 12. Mascotte police, who were aiding deputies, threw …
Transit Agency Settles Excessive-Force Lawsuit With Woman
BART says in a statement it settled the lawsuit earlier this month and accepted full responsibility for the injuries Megan Sheehan received after an officer slammed her face-first onto the floor, the East Bay Times reported Saturday (http://bit.ly/1RfVWm8). BART police said at the time that Sheehan was drunk and argumentative with officers who found her on a bench inside the station. Officers …
The City of Honolulu Pays Lesbian Couple $80,000 to Settle Lawsuit After Wrongfully Arresting Them for Kissing
The city of Honolulu has decided to pay a lesbian couple $80,000 to settle a lawsuit after the pair were wrongfully arrested by a police officer for kissing. …
Black Michigan State Police Troopers Claim Targeting for Suing State
Black troopers say they’ve faced retaliation after winning lawsuit against department struggling with diversity Buy Photo Michigan State Trooper Darzeil Hall assists at the scene of an accident on the Southfield Freeway in Detroit n April 2013. (Photo: Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press)Buy Photo In 2013, two black Michigan State Police troopers won a high-profile lawsuit against their …
Suspended Pittsburgh Police Clerk’s Lawsuit in Federal Court
The trial started today in federal court for the Pittsburgh Police officer who is suing the city, claiming her civil rights were violated. In 2013, Officer Tonya Montgomery-Ford was suspended with pay. It was one day after former Pittsburgh Police chief Nate Harper resigned as the FBI investigated possible corruption in the police bureau.