This is a summary of the annual report for the Legal Defense Fund of the Peace Officers Research Association of California (Employer ID No. 23-7077256, Plan No. 501) for the year ended December 31, 2019. The annual report has been filed with EBSA as required under the Employee Retirement Income […]
On behalf of the Legal Defense Fund Board of Trustees, please allow me to express how disappointed we are that as an organization we cannot be together for our annual conference. I know many fellow members and their families look forward to the opportunity to engage with each other every […]
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 […]
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. […]