On Friday, October 2, 2009, I and my legal team secured a hard fought verdict in the District of Columbia Superior Court for $175,000. against the District of Columbia and Secure Pro, a local security company.
The Plaintiff, an African-American female, was falsely arrested for shoplifting. After her purse was searched and no items discovered, a D.C. police official refused to release her. Rather, he arrested and detained her for inflated criminal charges. A store security guard falsified a witness statement. A racially mixed jury returned a verdict after five hours of deliberation: $25K in compensatory damages and $150K in punitive damages against the officer.
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