Kephart v. County of San Bernardino
43 y.o. janitor went into cardiac arrest and died after deputies Tased him 16 times; survived by parents.
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Coleman v. City of Chicago
38 y.o., disruptive, mentally ill man, dragged from jail cell, beaten, and repeatedly Tased to death; survived by parents.
Mears v. City of Los Angeles
39 y.o. cocaine-intoxicated man, in psychiatric distress and combative with paramedics and police, died from officers’ multiple tasing, blunt force, and compression asphyxia; survived by parents.
M.H. v. County of Alameda, et al
Death in jail of 50-year-old, unemployed, alcoholic man, survived by four adult children. Non-economic damages only. Defendant Corizon Health, Inc., was deliberately indifferent to inmate’s medical needs by failing to place him on alcohol detox protocols and allowing him to go into severe alcohol withdrawal; then when inmate was hallucinating with Delirium Tremens, 10 deputies beat and Tased him to death.
Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim
32 y.o. meth intoxicated man, who had threatened woman, was killed by police during restraint, including use of carotid hold and taser; body cameras did not show assaultive conduct by decedent that police claimed; survived by children.
Jennings v. Genesee County
Jail beating of 42 y.o. man arrested for drunk driving; video-recorded incident including beating, tasing, and pepper spray while plaintiff was resistant and being handcuffed, then left for two hours in spit mask; verdict includes $19M in punitive damages against 5 deputies.