Civil Rights

School District's workers' comp administrator is blamed for providing misleading information. Verdict includes $27 million in punitive damages against administrator.

Police officer says he intervened when convenience store clerk wanted customer to leave the market following argument. Video suggests otherwise.

Family says he told jail staff he was in withdrawal and they failed to provide medical care.

Police shoot a murder suspect, believing him to be armed.

Caltrans worker says he complained repeatedly but supervisors failed to act.

Angry words between a civilian and police officer turn into an arrest, with police accused of excessive force after plaintiff tries to flee.

After a "lifer" inmate files a grievance, the guards encourage other inmates to beat him.

Intoxicated man, unarmed, provokes police with broomsticks and rocks. Nonlethal-force options were deployed, but one officer ends up shooting him.

Prisoner misclassified as gang member is placed in more restrictive housing unit.

Plaintiffs claimed they were falsely arrested during a large-scale police search in their neighborhood. 

Young African-American with knives is tasered by one officer and shot by another after family calls police because he is threatening to kill himself.

Deputy sheriff works in the investigation unit for many years, is then told he's going back on patrol duty. He claims discrimination.

Inmate with scoliosis suffers chronic back pain and prison doctors don't manage his pain well.

Developer of yoga method said to sexually harass students, fires his own lawyer when she tries to stop him.