Feb 4, 2025 · According to court documents, the officer who first joined the Piscataway Township Police Department in 1996 agreed to settle the lawsuit for $750,000. John Paff with TransparencyNJ.com first ...

5 days ago · The proposed deal to resolve the civil rights lawsuit sparked by the fatal police shooting of Dexter Reed during a March 2024 traffic stop includes a $1.25 million payment to his family. It would also ban Chicago police officials from requiring officers to make a certain number of traffic stops, sources told WTTW News.

5 days ago · The State of New Jersey has been ordered to pay $11.5 million in damages following the wrongful arrest of Cheryl Rhines, a stroke victim, by State Trooper Jennifer Albuja in 2017.

Feb 14, 2024 · A federal judge ruled that Tayvin Galanakis' lawsuit against the officers who arrested them could go forward. He also approved part of the officers' defamation case against him.

Jan 28, 2025 · News; Alabama police department faces $20 million lawsuit after handcuffed man hit with stun gun. Updated: Jan. 29, 2025, 10:42 a.m. | Published: Jan. 28, 2025, 1:25 p.m.

Feb 13, 2024 · U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher ruled Thursday that the officers are not entitled to immunity on several of Galanakis' claims.

Oct 2, 2023 · An Iowan whose online video of an allegedly unwarranted police traffic stop generated 2 million views is now being sued by the arresting officers for defamation and invasion of privacy.

Dec 5, 2024 · The U.S. Justice Department announced this week that an investigation into the Memphis Police Department after the beating death of Tyre Nichols had found a pattern of unlawful use of excessive force and discrimination against the city's Black residents.

Aug 13, 2024 · On Monday, the Legal Aid Society released data showing New York City has spent $82 million this year settling lawsuits over alleged NYPD misconduct. "We're on track right now to total potentially...

Oct 29, 2024 · PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia police department did not violate the First Amendment rights of several officers who were fired or suspended for racist and violent social media posts, a federal judge has ruled.