Strip Club Owners Sue Louisville SWAT Over Demise of Their Business

The owners of a Louisville (Ky.) strip club that closed in 2009 have filed a lawsuit claiming a raid of the premises caused its demise.

The owners of a Louisville (Ky.) strip club that closed in 2009 have filed a lawsuit claiming police attention on the business culminating in a raid of the premises caused its demise, the Courier-Journal reports.

The suit was filed in Jefferson Circuit Court Monday on behalf of Bert Williams Sr. and his son, Bert Williams Jr., who owned the former Phat's Bar & Grill.

The owners claim officers stole "thousands" in cash during an April 2008 raid. The department has declined to comment on the lawsuit.

View surveillance footage of the raid.

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