Loggins v. County of Orange
Police shooting of mentally disabled, Marine veteran, 31 y.o.man who had crashed his SUV through school gate and disobeyed officers’ commands; survived by wife and three children.
Veteran
Olsen v. City of Oakland
Police shot Iraq veteran in head with “less lethal” beanbag during protest march, causing traumatic brain injury.
Beiard v. City of Los Angeles
Police shooting of unarmed, mentally disabled veteran, 51 y.o. man after car chase; survived by parents.
Ryan v . Armor Correctional Health Services
Jail medical company failed to provide adequate care to drug-addicted Iraq War veteran with PTSD, who hanged himself in the Nassau County Jail. Survived by mother and brother. Jury assessed $890,000 compensatory damages and $7M punitives against medical provider; civil rights attorneys fees not included in verdict and awarded after trial.