Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers represents those who have been injured as a result of police brutality or excessive force on the part of a police or parole officer, helping victims of police misconduct recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, wrongful death and more.
Our police brutality attorneys help those injured wrongly by police officers and parole officers on a contingency fee basis, which means that we don’t charge our clients any fee until and unless we recover compensation for them. We don’t charge any upfront fees or out-of-pocket fees when we handle these cases. The only fee we will charge to handle your police violence case is a percentage of any compensation we recover for you.
If you have been wrongly injured by law enforcement officers and can’t afford treatment for your injuries, our police brutality lawyers can get you to doctors who will treat you on a lien. This means that you won’t be charged for treatment until your case is over. We work with a network of the finest doctors in Southern California who do this for our clients because they know we have a reputation for obtaining excellent results for our clients.
Our civil rights attorneys have been helping injury victims recover compensation for their injuries since 1990, having recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for our injured clients. If you seek legal representation with us, you can rest assured our vast experience will allow us to recover the most compensation possible for you.
Call a police brutality attorney at our firm today for a free consultation, text us from this page or fill out this page’s free case evaluation form if you or a loved one was injured or killed by brutality on the part of a police officer or other law enforcement officer. Law enforcement agencies should be held accountable when they wrongly injure citizens – let us obtain the justice and compensation you deserve for you.
Compensation Available for Police Misconduct Victims
It seems as if every day sees yet another headline about brutality or misconduct by law enforcement officials. While this conduct has seemingly become commonplace, you should remember that this conduct actually represents an illegal civil rights violation.
Officers are given training to de-escalate situations which are stressful, not to use force which is excessive.
Unfortunately, it is too common for officers to become violent when tensions run high. Physical and verbal intimidation violate policy and the law.
It can be a challenge to seek fair recovery through police misconduct lawsuits. You must be able to prove that an officer misbehaved as well as prove that the misconduct caused your injuries.
A police misconduct attorney with experience can assist you in understanding the rights you have as well as any steps you need to take in order to protect your legal rights. The damages you can recover financial compensation for in a lawsuit include:
Medical Bills
If you are a victim of police brutality who has been injured, you can recover compensation for any medical bills related to your injuries. This includes medical bills you have already incurred as well as the costs of any future treatments you may require for your injuries.
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Lost Wages
When people are injured by police departments or parole officers, their injuries sometimes leave them injured too badly to work. In addition, these victims may need to take time off from work to have their injuries treated. We can help you recover compensation for any wages you are unable to earn due to your injuries.
Loss of Earning Capacity
When we handle police misconduct cases, sometimes our clients are left disabled by their injuries. This represents a loss or reduction to their earning capacity which we help them recover financial compensation for.
Pain and Suffering
If you are a victim of police misconduct such as police brutality or sexual abuse, you have likely suffered physical pain and mental suffering. We have spent over three decades placing accurate values on our clients’ pain and suffering and ensuring our clients are fairly compensated for pain and suffering.
Wrongful Death
If you lost a loved one due to police brutality, we can file a wrongful death lawsuit on your behalf which seeks compensation for:
- The suffering and grieving you have endured
- Your loved one’s pain and suffering, medical expenses, funeral expenses as well as burial expenses
- The loss of your loved one’s spousal benefits, companionship, love, income and household services
Punitive Damages
If you have been the victim of excessive force, we will seek punitive damages on your behalf to maximize your recovery, punish any wrongdoers and deter similar conduct in the future.
What Can A Los Angeles Excessive Force Lawyer Do For Me?
If you are a victim of police brutality, lawyers can help you in numerous, invaluable ways.
As an example, an attorney gives you an interview in order to assess your needs, medically speaking, and learn about your case facts. A lawyer can then:
- Assist you with receiving medical attention immediately
- Manage any ongoing medical treatment
After your receipt of appropriate medical care, a lawyer will tell you about your legal options and rights.
When applicable, your attorney can then file a lawsuit against liable parties such as police departments, parole departments, police officers or parole officers.
The lawyer will then work in order to collect evidence on your behalf to assist in establishing liability. When necessary, a lawyer will hire experts to help explain evidence to a jury or judge.
Police brutality cases can draw significant attention from the media. An experienced police brutality lawyer can answer media questions for you so you don’t have to worry about that.
Who Can I Sue?
A lawyer handling your case will typically file a lawsuit against officers such as police officers, parole officers, county sheriffs, or law enforcement officers like ICE or DEA officers.
Lawsuits can assist in delivering remedies to misconduct victims, such as:
- Filing official complaints with police departments
- Getting courts to exclude evidence from criminal cases
- Civil rights lawsuits through Bivens claims or Section 1983
Pursuing remedies such as these can sometimes lead to cops facing criminal charges.
In terms of claims under Section 1983, claims such as these hold parties liable for violations of civil rights. These lawsuits can lead to:
- Injunctions or court orders designed to prevent similar conduct in the future
- Monetary damages
Laws Protecting Citizens From Brutality by Police Officers
It is a violation of the law for anyone to deprive others of their constitutional rights or their rights given to them by other laws while acting as law enforcement. 18 U.S. Code, Section 242 guarantees this protection.
In addition, other laws protect individuals:
- Citizens are protected by the Fourth Amendment from illegal seizures and searches by law enforcement
- Citizens cannot be retaliated against for free speech because of the First Amendment
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits law enforcement from discriminating on the basis of national origin, religion, sex, color or race.
The above laws are not the only laws which protect U.S. citizens from excessive force by law enforcement. Your police brutality claim can be helped by showing that any violation of the law which infringed upon your rights occurred.
Police Violence Doesn’t Always Involve ‘Lethal’ Weapons
Use of “less-lethal” and “non-lethal” weapons, contrary to possible expectation, may lead to death or serious injuries.
Excessive force and police brutality cases may involve:
Tasers: These devices deliver a powerful charge of electricity which can kill. Law enforcement officers often lack safety training and misuse tasers.
Police batons: The swinging of a baton can lead to broken teeth, broken bones, traumatic brain injuries, fractured skulls, spinal cord injuries or other severe injuries.
Tear gas: Tear gas is used in situations requiring crowd control by law enforcement. When tear gas is inhaled, it can lead to severe damage to the respiratory system, especially when it is inhaled by those who have preexisting conditions. Blood pressure and heart rate can increase after tear gas exposure, which can lead to heart attacks.
Pepper balls or pepper spray: Pepper spray has historically seen use for crowd control during peaceful protests or when individuals allegedly resist arrest. Pepper spray injuries are typically minor, involving skin and respiratory issues. However, some individuals have experienced serious allergic reactions. An individual in Nebraska once suffered permanent damage to their eye from being shot by a pepper ball.
Handcuffs: Handcuffs aren’t typically thought of as being a weapon. However, many police violence survivors have been seriously injured after they were handcuffed and thrown into a wall or to the ground after allegedly resisting their arrest. Peaceful protesters have ended up injured by scissors when officers zip tie their wrists and cut off the zip ties.
Rubber bullets: Rubber bullets are used by law enforcement in protests and other situations requiring crowd control. Rubber bullets and bean bags may break bones, fracture skulls, cause traumatic brain injuries, damage internal organs and inflict eye injuries.
Chokeholds: Between the years of 2016 and 2018, California law enforcement officers caused serious injuries to 103 people while using chokeholds. Police departments are increasingly banning chokeholds.
Parole Officer Excessive Force Lawyer
In May 2024, it was announced by the Los Angeles County Probation Department that 66 probation officers had been placed on administrative leave in the year of 2024 for alleged offenses which included excessive force, drug possession and sexual abuse. 39 of the officers were placed on administrative leave for general misconduct issues, which include excessive force usage.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed by excessive force on behalf of a parole officer, call us today for a free consultation. We can help you recover financial compensation and justice without charging you any fee until and unless we recover compensation for you.
What to Do After Police Brutality
If you have been injured by police brutality or excessive force by law enforcement, request medical attention. Law enforcement is required to get needed medical care for those injured.
It is illegal for law enforcement to provide you with adequate care, and such inaction can see officers being held liable. A court case may even arise out of negligence.
In the time after a police brutality incident, it’s vital to document the experience you had as thoroughly as you can. Important info to document includes:
- The badges and names of all officers involved
- The location, time and date of the police brutality incident
- A list of possible witnesses
- Your injuries
- Photographs of your injuries
- The medical attention you requested
- How your life has been impacted by the police brutality
If police brutality happened in public, it might have been caught by video surveillance. It may be difficult to access this video if you don’t have a lawyer.
An attorney can assist you in serving legal notice to any relevant parties, preventing evidence from being tampered with by them.
A lawyer can also assist you in filing internal complaints with law enforcement departments.
Complaints such as these notify departments of officers’ behavior, possibly leading to termination or suspension.
Experienced Legal Representation
Those who are arrested possess the same legal rights as they possessed before being arrested. It’s unfortunate that it’s common for police to ignore these legal rights. Law enforcement abusing power is very serious and affects everyone, not just victims and their families. Police seek to protect values, but these values become meaningless without the law. Our constitution is undermined by misconduct by police like police brutality.
Misconduct by police can be and is prosecuted criminally. However, that’s often not enough or possible. Many times, victims end up holding rogue officers responsible through civil lawsuits instead or as well. Misconduct which can lead to lawsuits includes:
- Not reading Miranda rights
- Unnecessarily using force
- Planting evidence
- Falsely imprisoning people
- Seizing property which isn’t related to crimes
- Illegal searches
In a lawsuit over police brutality or misconduct in Los Angeles, you can secure financial compensation for misconduct, property loss and time spent in prison or jail for crimes you didn’t commit. You can also send messages to law enforcement that brutality isn’t tolerated.
Nadrich Accident Injury Lawyers have been successfully suing government agencies for decades. We understand the complexities of these cases and have the experience and resources to handle them.
Call us today for a free consultation. Remember: we don’t charge any fee until and unless we recover money in order to compensate you for your injuries.
