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Article • December 27, 2017
Michigan Supreme Court Uses Technicality to Deny Access to Courts in Suits Against the State by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On June 5, 2015, the Michigan Supreme Court shut the door on two plaintiffs who had been injured by Michigan state employees. On May 19, 2007, Lori Stone injured …
Article • December 27, 2017
Eighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Excessive Force Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a civil rights claim brought against the Jefferson County, Missouri Sheriff's Department by a man beaten during a traffic stop. Edward C. …
No Qualified Immunity for Officer Who Beat and Tasered Mentally Ill Man to Death by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has ruled that an excessive force claim made by the estate of a man killed by police during an arrest …
Article • December 27, 2017
A Dubious Arrest, a Compromised Prosecutor, a Tainted Plea: How One Murder Case Exposes a Broken System by Megan Rose by Megan Rose, ProPublica.org <script type="text/javascript" src="https://pixel.propublica.org/pixel.js" async="true"></script> The case of Demetrius Smith reads like a preposterous legal thriller: dubious arrests, two lying prostitutes, prosecutorial fouls and a judge who backpedaled …
Article • December 27, 2017
Yes, Lawsuits Are Expensive--But So Is Police Misconduct by by Antonio Romanucci Last week [October 2017] my firm, Romanucci & Blandin, secured the largest verdict ever in a police misconduct lawsuit in Illinois against the city of Chicago — $44.7 million. In an op-ed reacting to the verdict, William Choslovsky pointed …
Article • December 21, 2017
$2 Million for Police Killing of Woman in Her Home by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson South Carolina police paid $2 million to settle wrongful death claims of the estate of a woman who was shot to death in her home by police while executing a misdemeanor arrest warrant. A …
Article • December 21, 2017
Seventh Circuit Upholds Malicious Prosecution and False Arrest Dismissal by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of false arrest and malicious prosecution claims of two Illinois men. Jai Crutcher was incarcerated on Illinois offenses from 2002 to 2010. He was released …
Article • December 21, 2017
Filed under: Searches, Arrest Warrants
Voluntary Surrender to Arrest Warrant is Fourth Amendment Seizure by David Reutter by David Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a federal district court's dismissal of a Fourth Amendment claim on grounds that surrendering arrest warrant is a Fourth Amendment seizure, it was not clearly established so as …
Article • December 21, 2017
Joint Stipulation Doesn't Remove Federal Jurisdiction in Motion to Intervene by David Reutter The District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals granted consolidation of mixed motions from separate members of a class action suit filed against the United States Marshals Services (USMS) alleging racial discrimination directed at its African-American employers. …
Article • December 21, 2017
Reversal of Summary Judgment Due to Conflicting Officers' Reports by David Reutter by David Reutter   The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded a federal district court's summary judgment granted to the Town of Seaboard in a diversity suit that alleged unreasonable use of deadly force. The court …
Article • December 21, 2017
Filed under: Class Certification, Police
Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA) Bars Federal Court's Exercise of Jurisdiction in Alabama Red Light Scam by David Reutter by David Reutter The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal district court's decision to remand a class action suit back to the state court. The Eleventh Circuit agreed that …
Article • December 20, 2017
$1.65 Million Settlement in Nebraska Wrongful Arrest Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Cass County, Nebraska man has agreed to settle a federal civil rights case that alleged that he was accused, arrested and jailed for a double murder that he did not commit. Matthew Livers was arrested …
Article • December 20, 2017
$82,056 Jury Award in Florida Excessive Force Case by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Florida jury has awarded $82,056 to a man who claimed he was beaten by a Hallandale Beach police officer. Kenneth Salazar, a 37-year-old schoolteacher, was driving in Hallandale Beach October 30, 2009, when he was …
Article • December 20, 2017
Filed under: False Arrest
$77,500 Settles Michigan Woman's Wrongful Arrest Suit by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Michigan woman who was jailed for writing a message in chalk on a sidewalk has settled her federal lawsuit for $77,500. Melissa Marie Jackson visited her boyfriend at the Genesee County Jail on October 18, 2010. …
Article • December 20, 2017
$80,000 Jury Award in Texas Excessive Force Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A jury has awarded a Carrolton, Texas man $80,000 for damages sustained when a police officer used excessive force against him. Jason Dean Geils was arrested for DUI on December 9, 2009. Carrolton police officer Don …
Article • December 20, 2017
$2,000 Settles Texas False Arrest Claim by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Whitehouse, Texas woman and her minor son have settled a claim of false arrest and false imprisonment for $2,000. Candace Caroline McCarrell was driving with her son, J.M., on June 8, 2012, when she was pulled over …
Article • December 20, 2017
Filed under: False Arrest
$327,500 to 77-Year-Old for Civil Rights Violations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis An elderly Chicago woman was awarded $327,500 in damages for the violation of her civil rights by overzealous and misinformed Chicago police officers. The June 28, 2013 verdict awarded damages for embarrassment and humiliation, injury to reputation …
Article • December 20, 2017
$160,000 to Maryland Man for Civil Rights Violations by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis One night in October 2011, Sabah Ali noticed that a co-worker had been pulled over for a broken headlight at a local 7-Eleven. Ali pulled into the parking lot to assist his friend, and things quickly …
Article • December 20, 2017
$88,616 to Florida Woman Falsely Arrested by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis On May 13, 2007, Orlando real estate broker Ana Maria Hazleton was at home when Orlando police officers responded to a call that there was a disturbance on her front lawn. The four officers, Brandon Loverde, Fernando Trinidad, …
Article • December 20, 2017
$10,000 Settles North Carolina Man's Claim of Assault, False Arrest by Christopher Zoukis by Christopher Zoukis A Gaston County, North Carolina man has accepted $10,000 to settle a lawsuit in which he alleged that police officers violated his civil rights, assaulted him and falsely arrested him. Mark D. Ewing, a …
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