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Sep. 19, 2008

Jury Awards Man $11 Million In San Diego Negligence Case

San Diego County Superior Court jurors have found the city of San Diego negligent for a police altercation that left a man with brain injuries and awarded him what is likely the largest police misconduct verdict in the city's history.

By Noah Barron
Daily Journal Staff Writer

San Diego County Superior Court jurors have found the city of San Diego negligent for a police altercation that left a man with brain injuries and awarded him what is likely the largest police misconduct verdict in the city's history.

The jury granted Pablo Gomez $11 million for the skull fractures and brain damage he received when he was tackled by Officer Joseph De Veaux in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter aft...

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