Qualified Immunity: What Does This Mean For Police Officers?
The George Floyd case has focused public attention on the legal principle of qualified immunity. While qualified immunity is not at issue in the prosecution of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin and the three other officers charged with criminal counts relating to George Floyd’s death, it is one of several structural factors that make […]
Greg Kirakosian Wins False Arrest Settlement for Lyle Spruill
The Los Angeles Times recently published a piece detailing the civil rights violations against our client, Lyle Spruill, and the public’s growing mistrust of the police. Lately, Law Enforcement in the United States have had their dependability deeply questioned as they increasingly have not been able to be trusted to tell the truth. Police brutality […]
Police Misconduct & the State of California
Over the last few decades, police misconduct has been a growing concern. Since 2020, almost every day we hear stories of police officers being accused of various degrees of misconduct, varying from inappropriate behavior to racial profiling, and ultimately blatant civil rights violations, wrongful arrests, and excessive force. Police misconduct is a serious issue that […]
$1,150,000 LAPD Wrongful Death Settlement
Another successful civil rights case against the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) as well as 13 S.W.A.T. police offers who used extreme excessive forceand simultaneously shot at an unarmed person. Anthony Soderberg was shot over 45 times from distances ranging from 100 – 600 feet away – including from […]
False Arrest: How to Defend Yourself Against Wrongful Arrest
Did you know that being falsely arrested is a violation of your civil rights? If you believe you were wrongfully arrested, you can hire a wrongful arrest attorney to defend those rights. Many innocent people become victimized by wrongful arrests. Police officers are not the only ones who can wrongfully arrest you; a private […]
Legal Remedies for Police Misconduct: Hiring A Police Brutality Attorney in Los Angeles
Law enforcement officers have an excessive amount of power under the law to defend us. Unluckily, sometimes police officers end up abusing this power. Being a victim of police misconduct can be a terrifying experience. However, the Constitution and police misconduct laws limit the extent to which these powers can extend. If you have been […]
What is Police Misconduct & is it a Civil Rights Violation?
Police Misconduct in California Police misconduct includes a wide range of wrongful, illegal, or dishonest conduct by law enforcement officers that violate a person’s Civil Rights while carrying out their official duties. Instances of police misconduct include, but are not limited to: a wrongful arrest, excessive force, falsifying reports, police brutality, and sexual assault, including […]
Police Brutality: Law Enforcement & Civil Rights
No doubt, police officers and law enforcement in general have an essential function to serve in the machinery of society. It is also without question that their jobs are mentally demanding, physically dangerous, and take an emotional toll on them throughout their life. For this reason, amongst others, they are regarded like heroes in our […]