Post by Logan on Jun 21, 2016 4:03:57 GMT -6
Taxpayers likely out $3.4 million more for CPD lawsuit settlements
The years long parade of multimillion-dollar payouts to settle lawsuits filed against Chicago police officers is expected to continue next week when the City Council considers three settlements with a total tab of nearly $3.4 million.
The biggest settlement is a $2 million payout for a case filed on behalf of a mother and young child after they were struck by a police squad car while walking across Belmont Avenue on the city's Northwest Side.
Saremm Saenz and her son, then 3-year-old Moises Motato, were walking in a crosswalk at Long Avenue when the car driven by Officer Sean Deenihan struck them while turning left, according to the lawsuit. The boy suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized for 26 days, while the mother suffered minor injuries.
The council Finance Committee also will consider two settlements totaling nearly $1.4 million in separate police shooting lawsuits — further pushing up the taxpayer tally of more than $500 million since 2004 for police misconduct cases.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-police-settlements-met-0618-20160617-story.html
The years long parade of multimillion-dollar payouts to settle lawsuits filed against Chicago police officers is expected to continue next week when the City Council considers three settlements with a total tab of nearly $3.4 million.
The biggest settlement is a $2 million payout for a case filed on behalf of a mother and young child after they were struck by a police squad car while walking across Belmont Avenue on the city's Northwest Side.
Saremm Saenz and her son, then 3-year-old Moises Motato, were walking in a crosswalk at Long Avenue when the car driven by Officer Sean Deenihan struck them while turning left, according to the lawsuit. The boy suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized for 26 days, while the mother suffered minor injuries.
The council Finance Committee also will consider two settlements totaling nearly $1.4 million in separate police shooting lawsuits — further pushing up the taxpayer tally of more than $500 million since 2004 for police misconduct cases.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-police-settlements-met-0618-20160617-story.html