Supreme Court Removes an Obstacle to Malicious Prosecution Lawsuits April 6, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday eliminated one of the hurdles facing individuals looking to sue for being falsely accused...
$14M Jury Award for Protesters Comes As Other Cities Face Similar Policing Lawsuits April 5, 2022 By Colleen Slevin A federal jury’s $14 million award to Denver protesters hit with pepper balls and a bag filled with lead during...
New Hampshire Police Officer Fails in Bid for Qualified Immunity for Truck Driver Arrest March 30, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An Ossipee, New Hampshire police officer failed in his bid to have an excessive force and unlawful arrest complaint against...
Jury Awards $14M in Damages to Colorado Protesters March 28, 2022 By Colleen Slevin Jurors found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd...
Suit Alleges Racial Profiling in 2021 Louisiana Traffic Stop March 28, 2022 By Kevin McGill Two Black men claim in a new federal lawsuit that they were subjected to an illegal, racially motivated and humiliating...
Judge Upholds $2M Verdict in Boston Police Gender Discrimination Suit March 28, 2022 A federal judge has upheld the verdict that awarded a high-ranking Boston police detective $2 million after she accused her...
Case of Louisiana Black Motorist’s Deadly Arrest Turns Cop Vs. Cop March 25, 2022 By Jim Mustian and Jake Bleiberg Louisiana State Police investigators who pressed within days to charge troopers in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene told...
New Jersey High Court Says Public Has Right to See Internal Report on Police Director March 18, 2022 By David Porter New Jersey’s Supreme Court has ruled the public has a right to see the internal affairs report from the case...
New Hampshire Ex-Police Officer Settles With Driver in Assault Case March 15, 2022 A former New Hampshire state trooper who was caught on video punching a man following a 2016 car chase has...
Taxi Driver Shot by Off-Duty Officer Settles With New York County for $2M March 10, 2022 A cab driver who was wounded by an off-duty police officer in a 2011 road-rage shooting has settled his lawsuit...