New York City Agrees to Pay $13M to 2020 Racial Injustice Protesters in Historic Class Action July 21, 2023 By Jake Offenhartz NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights...
California Man Paralyzed from Run-In with Police Gets $20 Million Settlement July 12, 2023 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a...
Insurance a Major Factor in Law Enforcement Civil Rights Settlements September 3, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Municipalities, their insurers and risk pools should be heeding the current public re-examination of police and prosecutorial actions taking place...
U.S. Insurers Explore Officer Coverage as Police Reform Debate Rages July 24, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and Alwyn Scott U.S. insurers and brokers are starting to craft professional liability coverage for police officers, spurred on by signs that policymakers...
$15M SIR Means Wrongful Convictions Place Pressure on Chicago’s Finances June 6, 2018 By DON BABWIN For years, the Chicago Police Department has been trying to move past a shameful chapter characterized by coercion and brutality,...
Inspector General Suggests New York Police Track Lawsuit Data April 24, 2015 The inspector general of the New York Police Department is suggesting the NYPD track data on lawsuits filed against officers...