NPAP Damages Table

Mentally ill man, afraid to drink anything but bottled water, allowed to die of dehydration in jail; neglect of his serious psychiatric needs; survived by his mother.

43 y.o. janitor went into cardiac arrest and died after deputies Tased him 16 times; survived by parents.

See also: Gough v. County of Santa Clara ($800,000); Peterson v. County of Santa Clara.

Kristy Gough, aged 30, killed in March 2008 while cycling with Matt Peterson when sheriff's deputy fell asleep at the wheel.

Accident resulted in three separate settlements:

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.

Police shooting of 31 y.o. man, who police mistakenly believed was a robbery suspect; decedent fled and failed to show his hands as ordered; survived by wife and four children.

Police shot Iraq veteran in head with “less lethal” beanbag during protest march, causing traumatic brain injury.

Epileptic man with numerous pre-existing conditions including diabetes, hypertension, and alcoholism, was denied seizure medication for 20 days in jail by jail’s private, for-profit medical company; man sustained multiple seizures including one for 7.5 hours; Plaintiff survived, with permanent brain damage.