Boston pays $1.4 million to settle suit against officer
The city of Boston has agreed to pay $1.4 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a man who says a police officer tackled him and placed him in a choke in 2009, leaving him...
View ArticlePolice officers’ use of baton launcher excessive
Police used excessive force when they fired a baton launcher four times in order to arrest a nonviolent drunk driver who was mistakenly suspected of being a car thief, the 7th Circuit has ruled in...
View ArticleBenchmarks: Police denied immunity in pepperball injury case
While the Taser is probably the most common culprit when it comes to excessive force lawsuits involving less-than-lethal devices, last week the 9th Circuit gave the go ahead to a college student’s...
View ArticleBenchmarks: Police officer gets immunity in Taser fatality
The 6th Circuit righted a wrong Thursday, ending an excessive force lawsuit against an Ohio deputy sheriff who used a Taser to subdue a drug-crazed Columbus man. It’s a wonder that Franklin County...
View ArticleJury finds officer was wrong to handcuff disabled man
A jury has found a Los Angeles police officer used excessive force when he handcuffed a partially paralyzed man tightly enough to cause nerve damage in the man’s wrist. Read the full article from the...
View ArticleJury rejects $20M claim against county officers
Three Maryland police officers have defeated a $20 million lawsuit in which they were accused of using excessive force during a March 2007 undercover drug bust. Plaintiff Shawn Brown maintained that...
View ArticleRepeated Taser use may have been excessive
Police may have violated a woman’s civil rights when they shot her twice with a Taser for allegedly interfering with the arrest of her son, the 7th Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment. Police were...
View ArticleOfficer may be liable for excessive use of Taser
A police officer may be liable for repeatedly shooting a domestic violence suspect with a taser after it appeared that he had stopped resisting arrest, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled...
View ArticleHeroin use evidence admissible in excessive force case
Police officers sued for using excessive force could introduce evidence of the victim’s heroin use before an arrest, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a defense verdict. The...
View ArticleBenchmarks: NYC escapes $2M Taser verdict
New York City will not have to pay $2 million to a Bronx man who alleged he was tased by police while undergoing a medical emergency. Carlos Pacheco’s unfortunate confrontation with members of the NYPD...
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