Three officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrived at an apartment (no warrant) searching for my client’s brother. My client voluntarily opened the door and spoke to the Officers. Officers went to handcuff my client and the debacle of the situation ensued with the officer tripping and falling and bringing my client down with him. Then the Officers put client in chokehold, used pepper spray and put a knee in his neck. He had several neck surgeries and has pain everyday.
Assessment
The Court reduced the compensatory damages by $500,000 and would not allow us to ask the jury for punitive damages. The Court also reduced the attorney fees for trial counsel by 40%. This issue is still being litigated.
Verdict
State
Docket Number / Citation
Court
Stage of litigation that case resolved
Punitive Damages
0
Compensatory Damages
2,111,656
Attorney's Fees
231,839
Claim(s) / Cause(s) of Action
Year Filed
Year Resolved
Plaintiff Sought Injunctive Relief
No
Number of Plaintiffs
1
Class Action
No
PLRA Applied
No
Wrongful Conviction
No
Excessive Force
Yes
Fatal Excessive Force
No