$1+ Billion Recovered

Police Misconduct

Crashes Caused by Police Pursuits: Who is at Fault?

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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Rice v. City of Roy Update: Additional $793,000 in Attorneys’ Fees

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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Rice v. City of Roy: A Police Shooting Incident Case

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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Can the federal government deploy federal police to states?

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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Are the Feds Required to ID Themselves?

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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Your Rights When You Are Detained: Do You Really Get A Phone Call?

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

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 …

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Reporte detallado del Departamento de Justicia de las deficiencias del departamento de Policía de Salinas

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 …

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Deficiencies Of Salinas Police Department Detailed In DOJ Report

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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