Legal Opinion
Alla v. Verkay
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided October 30, 2013No. 11-CV-892 (FB)(RLM)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BLOCK, Senior District Judge:
After an eight-day trial, the jury in this § 1983 action found that police officer Brian Verkay (“Verkay”) used excessive force in the course of arresting John Gad Ala (“Gad Ala”) for a crime he did not commit. The jury further found that Verkay and fellow officer Tanisha Dorson (“Dorson”) subsequently falsely arrested Gad Ala for resisting arrest and obstructing governmental administration.
The jury awarded a total of $2.5 million in damages. On the excessive force claim, it awarded $1.9 million against Verkay: $1.5 million in compensatory…
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