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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 5, 2009

NYPD Panel to Scour Lawsuits for Police Misconduct

The NYPD is trying to track down bad cops by looking for clues in big-bucks civil cases alleging police misconduct, the Daily News has learned.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2009

South Gate Settles Officer Discrimination Claim For $18 Million

The California city of South Gate has paid out $18 million to a group of 16 officers who said they faced racially motivated discrimination as a result of their association with a Latino police official who left the department in 2002, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2009

Fired Oakland Officer Files Gender-Bias Suit

Karla Rush's actions were similar to that of her male counterparts, her attorney is quoted telling the news outlet. Rush was one of four officers fired in April for telling judges that substances seized from suspects had tested positive in the crime lab as narcotics, when they had not.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2009

Arpaio's Deputy Chief Files Discrimination Suit

The first and only Mexican-American promoted to deputy chief in the Sheriff's Office has filed a federal race and age discrimination complaint against Maricopa County for allegedly withholding his pay raise. Paul Chagolla, an outspoken critic of the Board of Supervisors and the county's administration, says he was promoted from captain nine months ago, but he is being retaliated against.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 10, 2009

California Agency Loses "Sexual Conquest" Lawsuit

The city of Hayward will pay nearly $5 million to 14 female Police Department employees who accused male supervisors of regarding them as "fair game for potential sexual conquests" and said male officers talked of "converting" their lesbian colleagues, attorneys in the case said today.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 21, 2008

LAPD Officer Awarded $2.25 Million in Harassment Case

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday awarded $2.25 million to a police officer who said she was discriminated against and sexually harassed by her male colleagues and supervisors, and then retaliated against when she complained.

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Inside the Badge by Steve AshleyMarch 24, 2008

Work Safer, Get Sued Less

It's simple: what gets you hurt also gets you sued. Actually, it's not simple at all, but it's still true.

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Articlesby Eugene RamirezMay 1, 2002

Breaking and Entering

As the number of tactical teams across the nation has increased for the past several years, the number of lawsuits being brought against tactical teams has also risen dramatically.

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Articlesby Ed NowickiMarch 1, 2002

(Un)Reasonable Force

After the encounter, Jones' sergeant told him, "I have a problem with your use of force. It wasn't reasonable."

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