(l-r) Talina Bidwell, Michael Pike, and Daniel Lustig of Pike & Lustig in West Palm Beach. (Courtesy photo)

Shade Session Transcripts Key to Florida Jury Awarding $7.1M to Police Officer

"As I told the jury, this case is a hit and run except Mr. Viera ran toward his obligations to protect a female being attacked, while the city ran from its obligations to protect Mr. Viera, a catastrophically injured officer, for decades," said Michael Pike, managing partner at Pike & Lustig.

August 22, 2023 at 03:46 PM

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Verdicts-Settlements

Michael A. Mora

Transcripts from shade sessions were key in a Florida jury returning a seven-figure award to an ex-police officer who sustained a severe injury in response to an emergency call involving a female who was being attacked by two men, one of whom was wielding a knife.