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Police officers should protect and serve the public without ever abusing their power. Sadly, the news is full of headlines seemingly every week with instances of police brutality and excessive and even lethal force. When police officers or other government agents inflict serious injury or death on a person, the law does not always hold them liable. Fortunately, if you have been hurt, you can file a civil claim to recover compensation for your losses. Our California police brutality lawyers can help you do it.

It is against the law for any person to deprive another of their rights guaranteed by the Constitution or other laws of the land while they are acting under the color of law. This protection is guaranteed under 18 U.S. Code, Section 242. In addition to this law, there are others that protect individuals, as well. These are as follows:

The Fourth Amendment provides protection against illegal searches and seizures by law enforcement.
Under the First Amendment, you have the right to free speech and cannot be retaliated against for it.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, federal and state law enforcement officials are prohibited from discriminating against individuals based on their race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.

The above are just a few of the laws in place that are meant to protect everyone in the United States from police brutality. Showing a violation of any law that infringed on your rights can help your police brutality case.

Unfortunately, police brutality can take many forms. Some of the most common types of police brutality are as follows:

Sexual assault or abuse
Property damage
Mental injuries
Intentional abuse or harassment
Unjustifiable force
Verbal assaults

If you have been the victim of police brutality, you can pursue legal action to claim financial compensation for any injuries or losses you sustain.

Any time law enforcement infringes on your rights, you can file a lawsuit against the offending officer or government agency that caused your injuries. If you are successful with your claim, you can recover damages for your medical expenses, lost income, loss of future wages, loss of enjoyment of life, pain and suffering, and more. To claim this compensation, you must prove your case.

Police brutality claims can be challenging because you must prove that the police officer acted outside of the line of duty. That is, you must show the officer did not behave in a reasonable manner that was in line with their training. You must also prove that the officer violated your rights by acting in the manner that they did, and that you sustained physical or mental injuries as a result. Proving these elements of a case is not always easy due to the many protections for police officers under the law.

Police brutality does not just go against an officer’s training, it is illegal. At Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry & Lacy, our California police brutality lawyers have the necessary experience with these claims to help you obtain the full financial compensation that is justly yours. Call us now or contact us online to schedule a consultation with one of our skilled attorneys.

Case Results

Reginald Oliver v. City of Oakland

Oakland Police keep fabricating evidence and lying about minorities to arrest and prosecute them for supposed “gang” crimes, in violation of a settlement that prohibits …

Named plaintiff Reginald Oliver claims the Oakland PD continues violating the Constitution, in defiance of the settlement in Delphine Allen e al. v. City of Oakland, USDC No. C-00-4599 TEH, also known as "The Riders" litigation. Read Full Course

Jane Smith v. City of Oakland

Racial profiling of Asian women by police officer resulting in a class action complaint for damages, declaratory and injunctive relief

Finding evidence about defendant's post-conviction parole violation unfairly prejudicial "since the jury could have construed that parole violation as character evidence in violation of Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b)" Read Full Course

Rodney King v. City of Los Angeles

Rodney King has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to have Judge John G. Davies disqualified from presiding at the trial of …

Rodney King waited too long to file a malpractice suit against the first of 27 lawyers who represented him in connection with the infamous beating he suffered from Los Angeles police in 1991, this district’s Court of Appeal ruled yesterday. The ruling by Div. Two affirmed Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Ann Kough’s grant of summary judgment to Steven Lerman. King earlier this year dismissed his appeal of Kough’s ruling in favor of two other lawyers sued in the case, Federico Sayre and John Burris. Read Full Course

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