Jul 17, 2023 · We identified 217 publicly reported settlements that resulted in policy changes and over $2,340,780,094.00 in monetary compensation to victims. Data last updated July 17, 2023. The Minneapolis City Council agreed to settle a police misconduct lawsuit that was filed after the racial justice demonstrations in the summer of 2020.

Jan 15, 2025 · The Chicago City Council agreed Wednesday to pay $38.25 million to resolve four lawsuits alleging that misconduct by Chicago police officers led to the death of a woman and the wrongful incarceration of three men for a combined 56 years.

Jan 9, 2025 · Of the four largest settlements on the committee aganda, three — for $33.75 million combined — are tied to former former CPD officers who are among the department’s most notorious bad actors: former Detective Reynaldo Guevara, former Sgt. Ronald Watts and the late Cmdr. Jon Burge.

Nov 17, 2023 · Settlements can be used to resolve state or federal lawsuits or allegations of wrongdoing by police officers and their departments brought by victims or their surviving family members.

4 days ago · Just one month into the year, the city already has run through well over half of the $82 million that Mayor Brandon Johnson set aside for 2025 to cover police misconduct settlements and judgments.

Sep 27, 2023 · New York City has paid at least $35 million to settle allegations of civil rights violations by police against people protesting the 2020 death of George Floyd. Pasadena, California paid the...

Jul 2, 2024 · Among the eye-opening expenses for Chicago taxpayers in the latest lawsuit report are payouts starting to come in for police use-of-force allegations against CPD during the 2020 George Floyd...

5 days ago · Dexter Reed’s family to get $1.25M in proposed settlement; $27M for woman hit in police chase ... A lawsuit was filed against the city and the police officers who fatally shot Reed during a ...

Jul 17, 2023 · In March 2019, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved a police misconduct settlement of $13.1 million to Jamal Trulove, who was wrongly convicted of murder in 2010 and sentenced to 50 years to life in prison.

1 day ago · Chicago taxpayers were on the hook for $107.5 million last year to settle lawsuits alleging misconduct by Chicago police officers, according to an analysis by WTTW. And just one month into this year, the city has already spent more than half of the $82 million set aside for police misconduct cases, according to the Sun-Times.

5 days ago · It’s no surprise that Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office is going to pay the family of Dexter Reed $1.25 million, despite the fact that he opened fire on cops during a traffic stop in Chicago’s ...

5 days ago · Yet another high-speed Chicago police chase gone bad will prove costly — this one with a proposed $27 million settlement. The money would go to the family of Angela Parks, a single working ...

Between 2011 and 2016, the City of Chicago paid $280 million in settlements in police misconduct cases.

Sep 21, 2022 · Chicago taxpayers will pay $25 million to settle three police misconduct lawsuits claiming Chicago police officers committed a wide range of misconduct. In all, the payments approved Wednesday are equivalent to 30% of the city’s annual $82 million budget to cover the cost of police misconduct lawsuits.

Mar 31, 2017 · We compiled police misconduct lawsuits from the list of Judgment and Settlement Payment Requests published online by the City of Chicago’s Law Department. We began with cases marked “Police” that were sent to the comptroller for payment on or after Jan. 1, 2011, so some of the cases we included began well before 2011.

6 days ago · Annually, the city budgets $82 million to resolve the cost of police misconduct lawsuits. ... Chicago taxpayers have now paid approximately $140 million in lawsuit settlements and judgments related to Burge’s conduct, including $5.5 million in reparations for torture survivors, approved in 2015 by the Chicago City Council. ...

1 day ago · Ald. Anthony Napolitano (41st) said he, too, is “hearing” the settlement was pulled for lack of votes. Ald. Matt O’Shea (19th) has condemned the settlement for the “dangerous” message it ...

May 3, 2024 · Benefits to settling a police misconduct case include privacy, lower costs, and finality. Benefits to going to trial in a police misconduct case include the possibility of more money and forcing officers to take responsibility.

Oct 18, 2023 · Each year, many more police misconduct lawsuits result in smaller payouts to victims and survivors without media attention. But exactly how much does police misconduct and abuse cost each year? How much has your local police department paid out in settlements?

Nov 29, 2023 · New York City paid more than $50 million in lawsuits alleging misconduct by members of the NYPD in the first half of 2023, and that figure is on track to exceed $100 million by the end of the year, the Intercept reports.

Oct 1, 2024 · The City Council’s Finance Committee will be asked Wednesday to authorize a settlement for Jeanette Bass, who claims she was arrested and physically and emotionally abused because of misconduct by Chicago Police Lt. Andrew Dakuras.

Sep 19, 2020 · Activists argue tying police misconduct costs to police budgets could help prevent police wrongdoing. They also want police officers, especially repeat offenders, to be financially...

Oct 29, 2024 · Victims of police brutality can seek justice through police misconduct lawsuits. Contact the Police Brutality Center for legal resources to learn more about obtaining a police misconduct settlement.

Feb 27, 2021 · Just this week, the city of Portland agreed to a $2 million settlement for the family of Quanice Hayes, a Black teenager whom police shot and killed more than four years ago. This and other...

1 day ago · A controversial settlement is now in City Council limbo after a deal to award $1.25 million to the family of a man shot and killed by police after firing at officers first was not brought up for a ...

Jun 4, 2024 · Police misconduct lawsuit settlements can seek financial compensation for the victims. Get a free case review with a Police Brutality Lawyers in California now.

Jun 14, 2020 · In 2018, more than $85 million of taxpayer funds were used to settle police misconduct lawsuits -- the highest amount since 2011 -- and an additional $28 million to outside lawyers to defend these ...

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. ... Corporation Counsel Mary Richardson Lowry declined to comment on the proposed settlement of the lawsuit filed by Reed’s family at a Tuesday news ...

1 day ago · Amid heavy opposition, a City Council committee on Monday did not vote on a controversial $1.25 million settlement that would have compensated the family of Dexter Reed, who was shot to death by ...

On January 15, 2025, Chicago’s City Council voted to approve a $17.5 million settlement for Thomas Sierra, who was only 19 when he was framed by notorious Reynaldo Guevara for the murder of 24-year-old Noel Andujar in 1995.

6 days ago · Over the past two fiscal years, Washington has shelled out more than $500 million to settle lawsuits and tort claims alleging negligence or misconduct by state agencies, according to a report by ...

6 days ago · Lt. Constance Crea accused former Police Chief Thomas Mosier of frequently ... been awarded $750,000 in her lawsuit against her ... from the department on Aug. 1 as part of the settlement. Mosier ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Ghaisar's family secured a $5 million civil settlement with U.S. Park Police in 2023. A new library opened in Vienna, Virginia in September 2024 and was named in Ghaisar's honor.

4 days ago · Sonya Massey’s family is in line to receive $10 million in a settlement with downstate Sangamon County after a sheriff’s deputy fatally shot her last summer, according to a proposed county ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The 24-page lawsuit filed alleges senior BPD command staff 'weaponized the investigative and disciplinary powers' against officers Jeffrey and Raquel Lilly.