by Christopher Zoukis
In a civil rights claim brought in Oregon federal court, John B. O'Riley was awarded $125,000 after a jury found that police used excessive force against him.
On September 25, 2003, police responded to a call from the VA Patient Advocate, where they encountered O'Riley. O'Riley allegedly ...
by Christopher Zoukis
The city of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania agreed to pay a university professor $11,000 after she sued the city's police department for racial profiling. The city also promised that all officers will review departmental policy prohibiting racial profiling on a yearly basis.
On February 16, 2006, Wilkes-Barre police pulled ...
by Christopher Zoukis
Truck driver Frank McClellan, 36, was awarded $150,000 in compensatory damages and another $20,000 in punitive exemplary damages against a Rensselaer, New York police detective for numerous Fourth Amendment violations. The detective plans to appeal the verdict.
On November 16, 2000, McClellan was unloading his vehicle when, ...
by Christopher Zoukis
A jury awarded a California woman $21,060 in compensation for medical costs and pain and suffering related to injuries that occurred while she was in police custody.
On February 5, 2004, JulieAnne Shull drove to Sacramento, California with a companion to lobby legislators to pass a bill ...
by Christopher Zoukis
Kristopher Remington, 28, received a settlement by the city of Rensselaer, New York of $25,000 after suing it for police brutality.
On January 31, 2004, Remington was involved in an altercation outside of a bar, and the police were called. According to Remington, one of the officers ...
by Christopher Zoukis
A Fort Lauderdale, Florida man was awarded $25,000 after suing the Broward County Sheriff's Department for civil rights violations in a dispute over a citrus tree.
In June 2002, workers for the state's Department of Agriculture wanted to cut down a canker-infected citrus tree on the property ...
by Christopher Zoukis
A civil suit brought by a 19-year-old California student against the City of Oakland for excessive force and severe injuries by Oakland police resulted in a $750,000 settlement.
On July 28, 2005, Sophone Phanthavady was reported to police after being seen walking down the street naked, singing ...
by Chris Zoukis
A woman in Jacksonville, Texas was awarded $300,000 by a jury after suing a city police officer for deprivation of civil rights for raping her and for a later assault.
Evelyn Lewis, a house cleaner, was walking home early in the morning one day in March 2005. ...
by Christopher Zoukis
A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging private prison company GEO Group's "Voluntary Work Program," which pays detained immigrants $1 per day for cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and otherwise running the facility in which they are held. The December 6, 2017 order rejected GEO's arguments ...
by Christopher Zoukis
A police officer with the Broward County, Florida sheriff's office has been arrested and charged with illegal sexual activity involving a teenage girl.
Leon Campbell, a 37-year-old deputy sheriff, was jailed October 19, 2017, but was released the next day on a $15,000 bond. According to TheFreeThoughtProject.com ...
