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Over 12,000 cases resulted in lawsuit settlements totaling over $400 million during a five-year period ending in 2014. In 2019, misconduct lawsuits cost the taxpayer $68,688,423, a 76 percent increase over the previous year, including about $10 million paid out to two exonerated individuals who had been falsely convicted and imprisoned. [1]
While around 1,300 police officers were named in the lawsuits, just 200 were responsible for more than 40 percent of the total cost. ... found that city taxpayers footed the bill for $384.2 ...
The city agreed to a settlement with Williams, who was 17 years old when arrested by officers, before a lawsuit was filed. Todd Wittlief Settlement amount: $25,000
Chicago taxpayers reportedly spent at least $107.5 million in 2024 to resolve police misconduct lawsuits—a problem that ... lawsuit verdicts and settlements since 2019. ... 22 years incarcerated ...
On March 27, 2007, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was ordered to pay $1.48 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging Las Vegas police gave special treatment to an officer's wife who hit and killed a bicyclist in 1994. The settlement ends 13 years of legal fighting that began shortly ...
His case was ultimately consolidated along with other similar civil rights lawsuits against Oakland and its police, including a total of 119 different plaintiffs. In 2003, the city entered into a negotiated settlement agreement. As part of the settlement, the city agreed to pay nearly $11 million to the 119 plaintiffs.
The Council also approved four worker’s compensation cases involving the police department - $270,000 for Kevin Collins, a detective who retired more than eight years ago, $55,000 for Officer ...
On November 21, 2000, Ovando received a $15 million settlement, the largest police misconduct settlement in Los Angeles history. [4] In 2008, Ovando fled from an attempted traffic stop and led police officers on an hour long high speed pursuit. He was subsequently charged with felony evading and assault on a police officer. [5] [6]