U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
May 21, 2014
9th Circuit clarifies law governing pain and suffering damages
In a family's suit against Los Angeles police over the shooting of an autistic Muslim man, a federal judge should not have dismissed claims and stricken a jury's damage award, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a family's wrongful death and excessive force suit against the Los Angeles police over an officer's 2008 shooting of an autistic Muslim man, a federal judge should not have dismissed claims and stricken a jury's $1 million damage award, an appeals panel held on Monday.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner for further litigation....
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