City must pay $375,000 to settle gender-bias suit by police sergeant 
Published: February 7, 2012
Tags: gender discrimination, New York, police
The city of Syracuse, N.Y. has agreed to pay $375,000 to settle a gender-discrimination lawsuit filed in 2009 by a female officer of the Syracuse Police Department.
$1.3 million settlement reached in wrongful death case
Published: January 6, 2012
Tags: California, police, police shooting, wrongful death
A $1.3 million settlement has been reached between the City of Fresno, Calif. and the family of Steven Vargas, who was shot and killed by Fresno Police Sgt. Mike Palomino in October 2009, attorneys and city leaders announced.
State police settle wrongful conviction suit
Published: December 5, 2011
Tags: civil rights, Illinois, police, wrongful conviction
The Illinois State Police agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a former death row inmate who spent almost two decades in prison for the 1986 murders of a newlywed couple before a judge released him because of flawed evidence.
DA settles jailed witness suit
Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: Pennsylvania, police, witness, wrongful imprisonment
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office will pay $255,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman who said she was jailed for weeks after a murder trial she was to testify at was postponed.
City settles police misconduct claim for $360,000
Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: California, civil rights, harassment, police, racial harassment
The city of Antioch, Calif. has agreed to pay $360,000 to settle a three-year-old class action alleging that police formed a special unit to target and harass black residents who received subsidized rent.
Man wins $3.7 million wrongful termination verdict
Published: November 7, 2011
Tags: Idaho, pain and suffering, police, wrongful termination
An Idaho jury has awarded a man $2.7 million for lost wages and benefits and another $500,000 for emotional pain and suffering after he was demoted from his lieutenant’s position to patrol.
Trooper not at fault in teen’s death
Published: November 4, 2011
Tags: Montana, police, police shooting, state trooper, wrongful death
A 12-person jury has unanimously found the state of Montana and Highway Patrol Trooper Jason Wickum not negligent in the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy.
Teen settles police dog bite suit for $210,000
Published: November 4, 2011
Tags: dog bite, police, Wisconsin
A Wisconsin teen who sued after he was bitten by a police dog has settled the case for $210,000.
Family settles civil rights suit for $7.25 million
Published: October 24, 2011
Tags: abuse, California, civil rights, confession, police, police questioning
Nearly 14 years after Stephanie Crowe was stabbed to death in her Escondido, Calif. bedroom, her family agreed to a $7.25 million settlement with the cities of Escondido and Oceanside for what one appeals court called “psychologically abusive” interrogations of the slain child’s then-teenage brother.
Jury awards detectives $2.5 million
Published: October 6, 2011
Tags: California, gender discrimination, police, retaliation
A jury has awarded three veteran Los Angeles police detectives $2.5 million in a gender discrimination and retaliation lawsuit against their supervisors.
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