September 10, 2012
Two people who were injured when a fleeing car struck their vehicle are suing a Capitol Police officer and the state of Kansas. Scott E. Bennett, of Topeka, and Shelby Montgomery, of Berryton, have filed separate lawsuits against the state …
October 19, 2011
The city of Albuquerque has spent nearly $900,000 on a former police officer since an investigation began into whether he killed his wife. Levi Chavez is charged with the murder of his wife, had only been an Albuquerque officer for …
October 18, 2011
A northern New Jersey town has paid $35,000 to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a former police officer who was forced to resign for stealing $29 worth of breakfast sandwiches from a convenience store. In the suit filed last …
September 16, 2011
A trial is under way in Eugene over a police officer’s use of a stun gun to stop a man fleeing over a fence from a traffic stop. The excessive force suit filed by 34-year-old David Snauer in federal court …
August 26, 2011
A Pittsburgh police officer already disciplined for his conduct during an off-duty vehicle crash has been put on paid leave after county prosecutors charged him with insurance fraud in the same incident. The Associated Press could not immediately locate a …
August 1, 2011
A jury in Ohio has ruled in favor of Ford Motor Co. in the lawsuit of a former patrol officer severely burned in a crash in one of the automaker’s police cruisers. The Vindicator of Youngstown reports the Mahoning County …
May 11, 2011
Accident Fund Holdings Inc., based in Lansing, Mich., appointed Patrick J. Walsh as chief claims officer. Walsh recently joined Accident Fund Holdings’ executive team and is responsible for overall claims strategy and management of shared claims functions between the holding …