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Torts/Personal Injury

Mar. 20, 2025

Jury awards $6M to widow of blind man killed by deputy sheriffs

Paul Mono, a legally blind man, was fatally shot by Orange County Sheriff's deputies in 2018. The verdict found the county and five deputies liable for failing to accommodate Mono's disabilities during a mental health crisis.

A federal jury unanimously awarded nearly $6 million to Susan Peck, the widow of a legally blind man who was fatally shot in his home by Orange County Sheriff's deputies in 2018.

The plaintiffs were represented by Pasadena-based Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP with partners Brian Olney, Morgan Ricketts, and David Clay Washington.

The March 12 verdict held Orange County and five deputies liable for Paul Mono's death.

"They failed to take position...

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