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Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 11, 2006

Jury Says Officer Not Negligent In 2004 On-Duty Car Accident

LOS ANGELES - This fall, the city of Los Angeles offered to pay $2 million to the family of a woman in a vegetative state since 2004, when her car was hit by an on-duty police officer.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - This fall, the city of Los Angeles offered to pay $2 million to the family of a woman in a vegetative state since 2004, when her car was hit by an on-duty police officer.
      The family rejected the money, seeking instead a minimum of $25 million. On Thursday, a jury found the officer wasn't negligent in the accident, leaving the fami...

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