51,000 Per Year Injured By Law Enforcement: Study
The findings of a new study indicate that about 51,000 people a year are injured by law enforcement…
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The findings of a new study indicate that about 51,000 people a year are injured by law enforcement…
The New York City Police Department has seen an increasing number of lawsuits, leading to a record high in payments issued during 2011, according to a new report. …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for allegedly using excessive force and shooting a 23-year-old man without warning. …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Maryland by the family of a man who was allegedly pepper-sprayed, beat and then shot by a Prince George’s County police officer while he was unarmed and not resisting arrest.…
Excessive use of force, wrongful shootings, false arrest and other forms of negligence or abuse of power can be grounds for police brutality lawsuits, which not only provide compensation for victims and their families, but also help ensure that appropriate law enforcement standards are followed and enforced. Personal injury lawyers throughout the United States investigate potential police brutality lawsuit claims on behalf of individuals who have suffered catastrophic or fatal injuries.
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A 15-year old boy died last weekend after being struck with a Taser fired by police in Michigan, renewing calls by Amnesty International for the government to limit use of the stun guns to life-threatening situations or to stop using the weapons altogether.…
The family members of Oscar Grant, who was shot by police in the early hours of New Year’s Day, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the San Francisco Bay-area Transit (BART) police department, the chief of police and three officers involved in the shooting, which occurred while Grant was unarmed and on the ground being restrained by another officer.…