Legal Opinion
Seneca Adams v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 14, 2015No. 14-2862PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
In 2004, Seneca and Tari Adams endured vicious beatings by Chicago police officers and prolonged detentions in the Cook County Jail. Along with their sister, Sicara Adams, they sued the City of Chicago and the officers for various violations of their rights under federal and state law. The City admitted its liability to all three plaintiffs for false arrest, excessive force, and race discrimination; it also stipulated that it was liable to Seneca and Tari for malicious prosecution in violation of state law. That left damages for the jury, which returned sizeable awards to…
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