Litigation
Sep. 18, 2013
Plaintiffs in jail force suits decry 'scorched earth' defense tactics
They say LA County is racking up big legal bills on cases that end up settling. Defense lawyers say their strategy is necessary because of the plaintiffs' unreasonable settlement offers.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In the year since the Citizens' Commission on Jail Violence released a scathing report detailing inmate abuse by sheriff's deputies in Los Angeles County jails, officials have made some progress in addressing what the blue ribbon panel called "a persistent pattern of unreasonable force."
However, attorneys who represent inmates in federal lawsuits against the county alleging deputy vi...
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