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$8.75 million verdict in L.A. Sheriff excessive force/wrongful death case. Los Angeles County.

Summary

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, in an unmarked car, pursued plaintiffs' decedent as a DUI/robbery suspect. When decedent's car crashed, he was surrounded by multiple sheriff's cars. Decedent backed his vehicle into a sheriff's car and deputies opened fire, killing him.

The Case

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:
    Taylor & Ring by John C. Taylor and Louanne Masry, Los Angeles.
  • Attorney for the Defendant:
    Harold G. Becks & Associates by Harold G. Becks, Los Angeles.
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