Maryland Taser Death Lawsuit May Proceed to Trial: Appeals Court
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a Maryland wrongful death lawsuit to move forward against a county and one of its deputies over the use of a Taser stun gun. The police brutality...
View ArticleMaryland Auto Accident Lawsuit Results in $3.1M Jury Award
A jury in Maryland has awarded more than $3 million to a woman who was severely injured in an auto accident involving an undercover police officer. The personal injury lawsuit was filed by Carlisa...
View ArticleCalifornia Accident Lawsuit Resulted in $49M Verdict
An auto accident lawsuit in California has resulted in a $49 million verdict against a man who is currently in prison as a result of the incident, which killed one man and left a police officer...
View ArticleSettlement Reached in Class Action Lawsuit Over Taser Use In Jail
A federal judge has approved a settlement agreement reached in a Taser class action lawsuit between Ohio prison inmates and the jailers they claim abused them with the stun guns. The class action...
View ArticleVerdict in Taser Wrongful Death Lawsuit Upheld on Appeal
A federal appeals court has upheld a verdict against Taser International, Inc. in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died after police in California shocked him with the...
View ArticleVerdict for Death After Taser Stun Gun Use Upheld on Appeal
An appeals court has upheld a jury’s decision to award $3 million to a Texas mother who filed a wrongful death lawsuit after her son was shocked 18 times with a Taser stun gun by police before dying....
View ArticlePolice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Shooting
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. The complaint was filed...
View ArticleWrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Taser, Police Over Excessive Force
The family of a Texas man, who died last month after being stunned with a Taser stun gun, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of the weapon, as well as city and county law...
View ArticleLawsuit Over Police Taser Use May Head to Supreme Court
Three Seattle police officers are trying to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal in a police brutality lawsuit brought over the use of a Taser stun gun three times in less than a minute on...
View ArticlePolice Department Lawsuits Cost New York City $185M in 2011
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. Lawsuits against the NYPD jumped 35%...
View ArticlePolice Taser Gun Use On The Rise Among Police, Despite Concerns
More than eight out of every 10 police departments in the U.S. now use Taser stun guns, according to a new report that suggests the number has increased by a factor of more than 10 since the turn of...
View Article51,000 Per Year Injured By Law Enforcement: Study
Amid continuing concerns and media attention focused on problems with police brutality nationwide, new research suggests that an estimated 51,000 individuals are treated at emergency rooms each year...
View ArticleSeat Belt Enforcement Crack Down Coming with “Click it or Ticket” Campaign
Federal highway safety officials have launch their annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign this month, which is designed to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries suffered in auto accidents, by...
View ArticleAuto Accidents Involving Police and First Responder Vehicles On Side of Roads...
A warning by federal highway safety officials indicates several states are seeing an increase in the number of automobile accidents involving police and first responder vehicles that are parked on the...
View ArticlePolice Brutality And Other Misconduct Cost Taxpayers $300M Last Year: Report
Municipalities across the country paid out more than $300 million in lawsuit settlements involving police brutality, false arrest, and civil rights violations in 2019, according to an investigative...
View ArticleDeaths Involving Police Taser Use Disproportionately Impact Black Americans,...
Amid rising questions about the racial inequities of police force used nationwide, a recent investigative report reveals that black Americans disproportionately suffer fatal injuries from police Taser...
View ArticlePolice Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Shooting
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. The complaint was filed...
View ArticleWrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Taser, Police Over Excessive Force
The family of a Texas man, who died last month after being stunned with a Taser stun gun, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of the weapon, as well as city and county law...
View ArticleLawsuit Over Police Taser Use May Head to Supreme Court
Three Seattle police officers are trying to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal in a police brutality lawsuit brought over the use of a Taser stun gun three times in less than a minute on...
View ArticlePolice Department Lawsuits Cost New York City $185M in 2011
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. Lawsuits against the NYPD jumped 35%...
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