Illinois Federal Jury Awards Record $15.5 Million in False Arrest Case
by Matt Clarke
On December 20, 2007, an Illinois federal jury awarded a record amount in a civil rights case for false arrest – $15.5 million. The damage award was against the sheriff of Will County, Illinois and four of his deputies. Prior to trial, the former state attorney, forensic interviewer, polygraph examiner and a fifth deputy settled with the plaintiffs.
Three-and-a-half years earlier, on June 6 . . .
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