Connecticut AG Says State Not Liable for Newtown Shooting
Connecticut’s attorney general says he sympathizes with families affected by the deadly Newtown school shooting but the state isn’t liable for the harm inflicted. Attorney General George Jepson...
View ArticleChicago Asked to Settle Police Beating Lawsuit
Chicago aldermen have recommended that the city pay $325,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a hemophiliac who alleged he was falsely charged with drunken driving and beaten by a police officer while...
View ArticleJury Awards Family $8.8M in Killing by California Police Officer
A jury has awarded $8.8 million to the family of a robber who was shot and killed by a police officer east of Los Angeles in Culver City. The Los Angeles Times said a federal jury issued the verdict on …
View ArticleNebraska City to Pay $70K to Woman Hurt in Police Crash
The eastern Nebraska city of Papillion has agreed to pay $70,000 in a settlement with a woman injured when a speeding police car slammed into her vehicle in 2008. Alicia Johnston was a 28-year-old...
View ArticleWoman Sues Ocean City, Md., Over Sidewalk Ramp Mat
A woman who says a defect in a wheelchair sidewalk ramp in Ocean city, Maryland, caused her to fall out of her wheelchair and break her arm is suing the resort. Eight-nine-year-old Oda Wendt of...
View ArticleSchool Settles with Mother Over Daughter’s Bullying Suicide
A mother whose 13-year-old daughter committed suicide has reached a settlement with the Missouri school district the girl attended. The Columbia Missourian reports Elizabeth Overstreet alleged in the...
View ArticleHawaii County Pays $15M to Settle Claim Over Man Struck and Killed by Police Car
Hawaii County has agreed to pay a $15.1 million settlement to the family of a Michigan man who was struck and killed by a police patrol car. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reported that 63-year-old Jeffrey...
View ArticleU.S. Court Vacates Qualified Immunity in Excessive Force Case of 5 Police...
A federal appeals court has vacated part of a finding that cleared five West Virginia police officers on qualified immunity grounds in an excessive force lawsuit, which was filed by the estate of a...
View ArticleInsurance a Major Factor in Law Enforcement Civil Rights Settlements
Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place across the country, according to an insurance...
View ArticleTransit Agency, Security Firm Settle Knee-on-Neck Death Lawsuit for $5.5M
San Diego County’s transportation agency has apologized and agreed to pay $5.5 million to the mother of a mentally ill man who died after a security officer kept a knee on his neck for several minutes....
View ArticleInsurance Costs for Canada’s Municipalities Surge as Insurers Exit,...
TORONTO – Canadian municipalities reeling from a pandemic-driven hit to revenues are facing an added blow from surging liability insurance costs, forcing them to raise property taxes or even cut...
View ArticleGeorgia City Pays $500K to Settle 2017 Police Custody Death
A local government in Georgia agreed Tuesday to pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a Hispanic man who died in a struggle with police officers 2017. Columbus Council members met...
View ArticleHow One Citizen’s Auto Claim Against Her City Upended Her Life
The evening before Hurricane Zeta made landfall, Vicki Dean and her husband, Kenny, were curious to see if the distant storm was already churning up Biloxi’s Back Bay. Like they did many evenings when...
View ArticleMan Jailed for 12 Years Brings $12M Wrongful Conviction Suit Against Milwaukee
A man who spent 12 years in prison for a homicide he didn’t commit has filed a $12 million federal lawsuit against the city of Milwaukee and four police officers. The Journal Sentinel reported that...
View ArticleMan Pardoned After 7 Years Reaches $7.5M Settlement With Indiana City, Says...
A Chicago man who was pardoned after spending more than seven years in prison for an armed robbery he didn’t commit has reached a $7.5 million settlement with a northern Indiana city and former police...
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