failure to train
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Federal judge eases path for plaintiffs to hold Denver liable for 2020 protest response
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A federal judge last month reversed course on her previous decision and ruled a group of one dozen plaintiffs who were injured during the police response to Denver protests can hold the city liable for failing to train its officers on the use of chemical weapons and projectiles. Last March, U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y.…
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10th Circuit upholds $2.4 million jury verdict against Denver for officer’s shooting of unarmed man
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The federal appeals court based in Colorado has upheld a jury’s verdict that found a Denver officer responsible for excessive force by opening fire on an unarmed man, and the city itself liable for failing to adequately train him. Sgt. Robert Motyka Jr. seriously injured Michael Valdez following a January 2013 vehicle chase in which…
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Boulder asks 10th Circuit to overturn multimillion-dollar jury verdict
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After a federal judge determined that the evidence and the law supported a jury’s multimillion-dollar verdict against the City of Boulder for failing to train its police officers, the city is hoping the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit will overturn that decision. Last October, a seven-member jury decided after a weeklong trial…
