Top 20 Excessive Force Verdicts in the United States in 2019
We are pleased to present to you the list of the top 20 excessive force verdicts obtained in the United States in the year 2019. The list is comprised of various case types that were tried in one of the Nation's state or federal courts.
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| 1 | |
| Amount: | $50,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert F. DiCello, Justin J. Hawal of Dicello Levitt Gutzler LLC |
| Case: | Arnold Black v. East Cleveland |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Ohio |
| 2 | |
| Amount: | $13,200,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Garo Mardirossian, Lawrence D. Marks of Mardirossian & Associates Inc.; Douglas A. Linde, Erica A. Gonzales of The Linde Law Firm |
| Case: | Estate of Valenzuela v. City of Anaheim, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | California |
| 3 | |
| Amount: | $11,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brett H. Klein of Brett H. Klein, Esq. PLLC |
| Case: | Lopez v. City of New York |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 4 | |
| Amount: | $9,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Rodney S. Diggs of Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt; Brian T. Dunn, Megan R. Gyongyos, James A. Bryant, Constance L. Rice of The Cochran Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Pream v. The City of Long Beach, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | California |
| 5 | |
| Amount: | $8,325,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert E. Zaytoun, Matthew D. Ballew of Zaytoun Ballew & Taylor PLLC; Ryan D. Oxendine, James A. Barnes, IV of Oxendine, Barnes & Associates, PLLC |
| Case: | Morgan v. Deputy Sheriff Spivey, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Wrongful Prosecution, False Arrest, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Failure to Intervene |
| State: | North Carolina |
| 6 | |
| Amount: | $6,275,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Richard M. Levy, Harris L. Marks of Rubenstein & Rynecki |
| Case: | Perry v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 7 | |
| Amount: | $5,097,194.00 |
| Attorneys: | Irene K. Dymkar, Shamoyita M. DasGupta of Law Offices of Irene K. Dymkar; Torreya L. Hamilton, Kevin T. Turkcan of Hamilton Law Office, LLC |
| Case: | Smith v. City of Chicago |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Illinois |
| 8 | |
| Amount: | $4,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Dale K. Galipo, Eric Valenzuela of Law Offices of Dale K. Galipo; William L. Schmidt, Jeffrey W. Eisinger of William L. Schmidt, Attorney at Law, P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Casillas v. The City of Fresno, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 9 | |
| Amount: | $4,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Bryon D. Helm, Daniel E. Smolen, David Bross, Lauren Lambright, Robert M. Blakemore of Smolen Roytman PLLC |
| Case: | Osterhout v. Police Officer Morgan, et al |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Malicious Prosecution, Personal Injury, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Oklahoma |
| 10 | |
| Amount: | $3,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Darren M. Harris of Harris Grombchevsky LLP |
| Case: | Schroeder v. Police Officer Parcher, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | California |
| 11 | |
| Amount: | $2,995,004.00 |
| Attorneys: | David A. Lane, Eleanor K. Wedum, Eudoxie Dickey of Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP |
| Case: | O’Neal v. Beicker, et al. |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, First Amendment Violation, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Colorado |
| 12 | |
| Amount: | $2,700,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David Daneman, Allen E. Honick of Whiteford Taylor Preston LLP |
| Case: | Younger v. State of Maryland |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Personal Injury, Negligent Hiring, Negligent Training, Prison Brutality, Negligent Tort |
| State: | Maryland |
| 13 | |
| Amount: | $2,650,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | John L. Burris, Adante De Pointer, Lateef H. Gray, Patrick M. Buelna of Law Offices of John L. Burris |
| Case: | Estate of Nunez v. Santos, et al. |
| Type: | Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Denial of Medical Care, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort |
| State: | California |
| 14 | |
| Amount: | $2,000,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Brian T. Dunn, Megan R. Gyongyos of The Cochran Firm P.C. |
| Case: | Estate of Kelly v. CBR Property Management LLC, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Gunshot Wound, Intentional Tort, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | California |
| 15 | |
| Amount: | $1,750,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Eric D. Subin of Subin Associates, LLP |
| Case: | Falcone v. Alfano, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct |
| State: | New York |
| 16 | |
| Amount: | $1,747,505.00 |
| Attorneys: | Julie E. Nugent of Weiss & Paarz P.C. |
| Case: | Drummond v. Grencavich C.N.M., et al. |
| Type: | Excessive Force, Medical Malpractice |
| State: | New Jersey |
| 17 | |
| Amount: | $1,350,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Cary London of Cary London Law; Wylie M. Stecklow of WylieLaw; David A. Thompson of Stecklow Thompson |
| Case: | Hurt v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, False Arrest, Intentional Tort, Emotional Distress, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Unreasonable Search & Seizure, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | New York |
| 18 | |
| Amount: | $1,241,500.00 |
| Attorneys: | Robert M. Oakley, Daniel K. Dilley of Dilley & Oakley, P.C. |
| Case: | Bohanon v. City of Indianapolis |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Personal Injury, Failure to Supervise, Police Brutality, Failure to Train, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Indiana |
| 19 | |
| Amount: | $900,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | Joseph F. Sullivan of Sullivan & Brill L.L.P. |
| Case: | Kennedy v. City of NY, et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Civil Rights Violation, Excessive Force, Government Negligence, Negligent Supervision, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Emotional Distress, Negligent Training, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct, Negligent Tort, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior, Negligent Retention, Failure to Intervene |
| State: | New York |
| 20 | |
| Amount: | $694,000.00 |
| Attorneys: | David J. Catanese of Zachar Law Firm, P.C. |
| Case: | McKay v. 4716 Inc., et al. |
| Type: | Assault & Battery, Excessive Force, Personal Injury, Workplace Safety, Intentional Tort, Negligent Hiring, Failure to Supervise, Failure to Train, Vicarious Liability, Respondeat Superior |
| State: | Arizona |