Andrew Dawson Founding Partner Dawson & Riley, LLP After facing a criminal complaint brought forward by his own department that was soundly rejected by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and then only to suffer through a lengthy administrative investigation that was started by a lieutenant, an El Monte […]
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ROBERT RABE Associate Stone Busailah, LLP In this case (Kon v. City of Los Angeles, B290929, Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, filed June 1, 2020), the Court of Appeal had to decide whether a person can sue police in civil court for excessive force after he had been convicted […]
ROBERT RABE Associate Stone Busailah, LLP The death of a suspect during an arrest takes an emotional toll on the arresting officers, and the recent climate of our nation has led to an increased chance that officers will be denied qualified immunity. The following case (Martinez, et al. v. […]
DAVID KRUCKENBERG Attorney Messing Adam & Jasmine LLP One of America’s fundamental values is that any person who has been wronged by the government should be able to seek justice through the courts. But as plaintiffs have frequently seen in recent cases, California courts give significant deference to state […]
SAMANTHA SWANSON Attorney Adams, Ferrone, and Ferrone California peace officers face many difficult challenges throughout the course of their careers, but one of the hardest that they will ever have to face is the fight against unwarranted discipline by their department. We have seen several agencies forego adhering to the […]