Fed. Judge Slashes $12.75M ‘Grossly Excessive’ Punitive Damages Award in Fatal Police Shooting Case
John Haji
“Chandler’s conduct was not so reprehensible that it warrants a punitive damages award that is more than eight times the amount previously awarded in excessive force/wrongful death cases in this circuit,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Shirley Padmore Mensah said.