Police misconduct lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report that a Dolton, IL officer faces up to ten years in prison after being convicted of using excessive force. Jurors took less than an hour to decide the officer was guilty of hitting two men on the head with his steel baton outside a nightclub …
Chicago Officer Charged with Misconduct, Falsifying DUI Arrests
Police brutality lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report of the latest settlement Chicago taxpayers will be forced to pay due to CPD misconduct. Julio Martinez recently settled in the amount of $325,000 after an officer allegedly fractured his skull and falsified his DUI arrest. In 2008, the officer in question, John Haleas, was indicted …
NATO Protester Sues Chicago for Excessive Force, False Arrest
Police misconduct lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report that, despite Chicago’s desperate attempts to curb violence and conflict in the city, innocent residents continue to be mistreated and wrongfully arrested. One resident, Philip Devon, is now suing the city for allegedly using excessive force to arrest him during a 2012 NATO protest. Devon claims …
$4.2 Million Awarded to Victims of Wrongful Police Shooting
Police misconduct lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report that the mother and daughter who were injured when police mistakenly opened fire on them recently received $2.1 million each. The police mistook their vehicle for the one disgruntled ex-cop Christopher Dorner was driving before his death. Although the agreement still needs approval by the Los …
Two Chicago Men Shot in Back after Roadway Confrontations
Police misconduct lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report of two separate shooting incidents that recently occurred near Chicago in Jefferson Park and the south suburb East Hazel Crest. In the suburban incident, police fatally shot an unarmed motorist who allegedly hit a police vehicle with his car. The Jefferson Park shooting may have been …
Chicago to Pay $4.5 Million for Police Misconduct
A settlement was recently approved by the city to resolve the case concerning Rekia Boyd, who was shot and killed by a Chicago officer in 2012. Police brutality lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm report that this is the sixth case to settle this year concerning Chicago police misconduct. In March 2012, an off-duty Chicago detective …
Chicago Will Pay Over $4 Million for Killing of an Unarmed Man
Chicago taxpayers are faced with another multi-million dollar lawsuit, this time in relation to the wrongful death of man shot by a police officer in 2011. Police brutality lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm point to this story, which is just one of the many large payouts Chicago taxpayers will be forced to make this year. …
North Chicago Police Allegedly Beat Man to Death
Police brutality attorneys report that an Illinois coroner has reclassified the death of a man allegedly beaten while in police custody as a homicide. The victim died in the hospital one week after the alleged beating. 45-year-old Darrin “Dagwood” Hanna was arrested in November 2011 in North Chicago after police responded to a domestic disturbance call …