Civil Rights,
Civil Litigation
Mar. 18, 2022
LA sued over mistaken traffic stop of TV show worker
The lawsuit by Larson LLP seeks $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages, listing causes of action that include unreasonable search and seizure, de facto arrest without probable cause, racial profiling, excessive force, false arrest and imprisonment, and assault.
Larson LLP filed a $20 million federal lawsuit Thursday against the City of Los Angeles, the police chief and individual officers alleging a racially motivated traffic stop and assault of a "Grey's Anatomy" production employee while he was on the job.
The complaint alleges that two officers forcibly detained and violated the civil rights of Ernest Simon, a Black man, after erroneously identifying the vehicle he was driving for work as stol...
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