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Civil Rights

Sep. 4, 2026

Federal judge upholds $6.6M LAPD detention verdict, awards $1.7M in fees

U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong on Aug. 26 left the December award largely intact while striking one negligent supervision claim over a flawed jury instruction.

Federal judge upholds $6.6M LAPD detention verdict, awards $1.7M in fees
U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong

A federal judge upheld a $6.6 million verdict against the City of Los Angeles and two Los Angeles Police officers over the 2019 detention of a disabled veteran during a welfare check, then ordered the city to pay more than $1.7 million in fees and costs.

U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong on Aug. 26 left the December award largely intact while striking one negligent supervision claim over a flawed jury instruction. She awarded plaintiff Slade Douglas $1,704,139 in fee...

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