Ries v. City of Chicago

Defendant, the City of Chicago (City), appeals from a jury verdict awarding plaintiffs, Christopher Ries and Michael Martinez, damages in the amount of $4,052,572 and $159,069 respectively, for injuries they sustained when a police car, driven by Demario Lowe, struck the car in which the plaintiffs were driving. Immediately before the accident, Lowe had stolen the police car after being detained in the vehicle alone and unrestrained while the engine was running. In addition to the damages award, the jury answered a special interrogatory finding that the City “engaged in a course of action…