California Supreme Court
Aug. 11, 2020
Award wrongly cut in case of Black man killed by police, justices say
The state Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeal decision that had reduced a jury’s $8 million noneconomic damages award because the deputy had been found only 20% responsible.
In a case involving a wrongful death complaint by the family of a Black man killed in 2012 by a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff who put a knee on his neck, the state Supreme Court reversed a Court of Appeal decision that had reduced a jury's $8 million noneconomic damages award because the deputy had been found only 20% responsible.
Instead, the case was remanded after Justice $95
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