Personal Injury & Torts
Mar. 2, 2004
Surgeon Hurt by Police Sees $33 Million Award Dumped
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge on Friday tossed out a $33 million damage award against the city of Los Angeles and Budget Rent-A-Car, saying the amount set by a jury for a doctor who claimed police manhandled him during a traffic stop "shock[s] the conscience."
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