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Accepting a case involving claims of police misconduct, a catchall term that ranges from making a false arrest to inflicting brutal punishment on suspects, used to be a tough sell for many law firms. There was no guarantee of a payday, and the burden of proof needed to emerge victorious was seemingly insurmountable.
But now, amid growing public distrust of law enforcement and an intensifying spotlight on police brutality after a recent spate of deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers, more attorneys are taking on allegations of police misconduct. The trend is driven by the lure of big settlements, a growing body of evidence as more alleged victims record police interactions, and a high demand from potential clients who want to go after police departments they see as corrupt.
"There are so many cases happening right now, so for the limited amount of civil rights attorneys, there are only so many cases they can handle," said Daryl Washington, managing partner at the Law Offices of Daryl K. Washington, P.C., in Dallas. "This allows more attorneys from other places to get involved."
The monetary amounts cities are willing to pay for settlements and court judgments is on the rise. The 10 largest municipal police departments in the U.S. paid a combined $248 million in 2014, an increase of 48 percent since 2010, a Wall Street Journal study found. Claims filed against the New York Police Department rose 71 percent from 2004 to 2013, according to a 2014 report by the New York City Comptroller’s Office. The choking death of Eric Garner by a New York Police Department officer in July 2014 alone brought his family a $5.9 million settlement from New York City, the largest NYPD-related wrongful death settlement in history.
