Jury Awards LA County Prosecutor $1.5 Million in Retaliation Lawsuit Against DA George Gascón
A jury in downtown Los Angeles awarded $1.5 million in damages Monday to one of the top supervisors at the LA County District Attorney’s Office, who sued DA George Gascón alleging she was given an effective demotion for raising ethical and legal objections to some of Gascon’s justice reform policies. Shawn Randolph, who was removed […]
Read MoreLAPD captain who won $4M seeks $1.13M in attorneys’ fees
A Los Angeles Police Department captain who complained that management ignored her requests for the entire department to be informed that a widely distributed photo of a topless woman resembling her was in fact not her image — and was awarded $4 million by a jury — is now seeking $1.13 million in attorneys’ fees. […]
Read MoreLA Building and Safety Worker Alleges Retaliation for Exposing Corruption
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – An employee of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has filed a whistleblower suit against the city, alleging his speaking out against corruption caused him to be marginalized, denied the resources needed to run his division and prevented from making career advancements. Zachary De Corse’s Los Angeles Superior Court […]
Read MoreNBC Nightly News Feature: Police Officers Often Punished for Coming Forward in Sexual Harassment Cases
December 9, 2022 An NBC News investigation of law enforcement agencies across the country found officers are often punished for reporting sexual harassment cases. Stephanie Gosk shares the stories of four LAPD officers who sued the city over harassment and retaliation.
Read MoreLA DA’s Demoted Chief of Staff Latest to Sue, Claims Retaliation
A former chief of staff for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a new lawsuit that he demoted her in retaliation for disagreeing with his policies. The complaint against the county and the DA filed Tuesday by Gregory W. Smith and Diana Wang Wells of the Law Offices of Gregory W. Smith […]
Read More$4-Million Verdict for LAPD Captain Over Fake Nude Photo Shared by Cops
A jury awarded a female Los Angeles police captain $4 million in damages Friday in her sexual harassment lawsuit against the city over a nude photograph that was doctored to look like her and shared around the department. In reaching the verdict after a day of deliberations, the Los Angeles County Superior Court jurors found […]
Read MoreFormer LA County Coroner’s Investigator Gets $8.4 Million in Lawsuit
A former coroner’s office investigator was awarded $8.4 million on Friday, Dec. 17, in her lawsuit against Los Angeles County in which she said she was forced into early retirement in 2017 in retaliation for raising suspicions about the death of an 8-year-old disabled boy.
Read MoreLAPD Officer Accuses Top Garcetti Advisor of Sexual Harassment
A Los Angeles police officer who served as a bodyguard for Mayor Eric Garcetti for seven years has sued the city, alleging that he was sexually harassed repeatedly by one of the mayor’s top advisors and that Garcetti witnessed some of the inappropriate behavior but did not stop it. LAPD Officer Matthew Garza, who worked […]
Read MoreBloodhound Handlers Win $10.2 Million in Lawsuit Against LAPD
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — LAPD K-9 handler Karolin Clarke and her bloodhound Gemma raced into a pitch-black alcove in Chinatown as viewers watched on live TV. It was January of 2017 and they were hot on the trail of a killer. Vinh Dao had just stabbed two men to death during a card game inside the Hop Sing Tong social club. Officer Clarke and her K-9 tracked a fresh trail of blood north on Hill Street. But where was Clarke’s back-up? A tactical team was supposed to be at her side because the K-9 handler must focus on the dog — and use both hands to control and interpret its movements.
Read MoreLong Beach Police Officer Wins $2.5 Million in Retaliation Suit
A Long Beach police officer who said he was subjected to a backlash in 2015 when he protested how management responded to complaints by a recruit who did not want to train in an unsafe area was awarded $2.5 million in damages today. A Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated for less than a day before finding in favor of 28-year veteran Alex Lawrence, who struggled to maintain his emotions and as he heard the verdict and later when thanking jurors. “I dedicated my whole life to the Long Beach Police Department,” 48-year-old Lawrence said. “Every witness who came in and testified for the city contradicted themselves.”
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