Written By Chris Dolan and Kimberly Levy This week’s question comes from Anonymous from Southern California, who asks: Do police officers have liability for injuries caused during high speed chases? Dear Anonymous, It depends on the specific facts involved. There are several sections of the California Government Code as well as the California Vehicle Code that address these kinds […]
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Written By: Chris Dolan and Kimberly Levy This week’s question comes from Roberto from San Francisco, who asks: Do police officers or police departments have liability for crashes or injuries caused during police pursuits? Hi Roberto, It depends on the specific facts involved. There are several sections of the California Government Code as well as the
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On September 23, 2021, a Federal Jury, In Tacoma, Washington, unanimously found that City of Roy Police Officer, Christopher Johnson, violated the Fourth Amendment rights of David Rice and Seth Donahue, when he shot them as they were traveling, unarmed, in their UTV on the BNR rail tracks inside the City of Roy. Now, the
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A federal jury rules unanimously in favor of Chris Dolan’s clients and finds excessive use of force used by police officer Chris Johnson. A verdict of $3, 257,000.00 was awarded to plaintiffs, in Federal Court, Tacoma Washington, and against Chris Johnson and the city of Roy on September 23, 2021. This case arises from a
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Written by: Christopher B. Dolan and Allison L. Stone As Black Lives Matter protests continue at the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse and Multnomah County Justice Center, a police headquarters in Portland, militarized federal officers are patrolling downtown Portland in unmarked vehicles and detaining people. President Trump announced that deployment of federal officers into other
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Written by: Christopher Dolan and Cristina Garcia This week’s question comes from Roger who writes, Q: “I have been following the news about the protests in Portland, Oregon. Protesters have reported arrests by federal law enforcement officers in unmarked vehicles and without visible badges. I personally have participated in peaceful protests and find this troubling. It seems
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Detained? No. Arrested and booked? Yes. If a person is “detained,” the police officer is holding a person for a short amount of time. If a reasonable person would not feel free to leave, or police prevent a person they are questioning from leaving, that detention turns into an arrest. Police take arrestees to a
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CLAIM FILED AGAINST U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR TRANSGENDER IMMIGRANT’S DEATH PRESS CONFERENCE: June 12, 2019, 1:00 p.m., Dolan Law Firm, 1438 Market Street, San Francisco, CA. On June 11, 2019, the family of Johana Medina Leon filed a claim against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security
El departamento de policía de Salinas mato cuatro hombres latinos en 2014. No cargos fueron puestos en contra de los oficiales. Nuestra firma de abogados representa a los padres de Osman Hermandez, uno de las personas asesinadas. Nuestra firma de abogados representa a los padres de Osman Hermandez, uno de las personas asesinadas. Los cargos
The Salinas Police Department killed four Latino men in 2014. No charges were brought against any of the officers. The Dolan Law Firm represents the parents of Osman Hernandez, one of the persons killed. The civil rights/wrongful death complaint charges that Salinas PD officers, without cause, used excessive and unreasonable force against Osman Hernandez on
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