Photo: David Handschuh/ALM 2nd Circuit Upholds Punitive Damages in Police Abuse Case
A panel said that the officers' "unprovoked" assault on a Black man who had called for help, and their "elaborate" cover up of the attack, supported an award of more than $350,000 in punitives following a second jury trial on damages.
November 17, 2021 at 04:16 PM
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Civil Rights
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld a $355,000 award of punitive damages against three New York City police officers responsible for beating a Black man who called for their help in 2014.
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