Posts Tagged ‘lawsuit’
Michigan Supreme Court Uses Technicality to Deny Access to Courts in Suits Against the State
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 her neck when two different Michigan State Police patrol cars crashed into her automobile. Stone was required to undergo surgery to fuse two of her neck…
Read MoreEighth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Excessive Force Case
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. Schoettle, an insulin-dependent diabetic, was driving his truck down a highway on November 6, 2010. When he became lightheaded,…
Read More$385,000 to Victim of Police Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania
A police officer and the city that employed him settled a federal civil rights claim brought by a woman who alleged that the officer sexually abused her. Pursuant to the June 10, 2013 settlement, Bristol Borough agreed to pay the woman $385,000 from a self-insurance pool. On the night of August 29, 2008, Joanne Cipressi…
Read More$88,616 to Florida Woman Falsely Arrested
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, Frank Sikos and Edward Albino, arrested Hazleton’s son, Anthony, who had been playing in the yard with…
Read More$77,500 Settles Michigan Woman’s Wrongful Arrest Suit
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. As was her custom after a visit, she went across the street to wave to him. This time…
Read More$1.75 Million to Settle Case of Police Beating That Led to Brain Damage
The guardian of a Seattle man who suffered brain damage as a result of a police beating has settled a federal civil rights claim for $1.75 million. On May 29, 2010, Seattle police officers Grant Leavit and Katrina Stuckey contacted Brian Scott Torgerson at his Seattle apartment. The officers were pursuing a municipal warrant for…
Read More$440,000 Settles Police Officer Harassment, Retaliation Claim
A Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania police officer has accepted $440,000 to settle a claim that he was harassed and retaliated against for reporting a sexual assault committed by his partner. Ritchie Webb had been working for the Bristol Borough police department for almost a decade when he responded to a domestic dispute on August 29, 2008.…
Read MoreTexas Man Battered By Police Settles Civil Lawsuit
A Williamson County, Texas man has settled a federal lawsuit against two police officers and the county for an undisclosed amount. Will Aguilar was driving his motorcycle home from a paramedic class April 9, 2009 when Williamson County police officers Daniel Robertson and Michael Baxter stepped into the road and waved at him to pull…
Read More$36,203 Jury Award in California Excessive Force Case
A federal jury awarded a South Lake Tahoe man $36,203 in a lawsuit alleging the use of excessive force by South Lake Tahoe police. The jury award came in on March 7, 2007, after a four-day trial. Rodney Ward was drinking alcohol with a friend on May 24, 2003. At about 10:00 p.m., he journeyed…
Read More$345,000 to Police Over City’s Failure to Promote
A female police captain passed over for promotion to chief of police has prevailed in a lawsuit against the mayor and city that refused to promote her. Beverly Alexander had been with the Steele Police Department for about three years when it came time for a new police chief. Alexander, an army veteran, former private…
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