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Jury awards family of Black man nearly $2.3 million after death in Anaheim police custody

Eric Dubin, of the Dubin Law Firm represented the parents of Christopher Eisenger a black man who died in an encounter with police March 12, 2018. Officers responding to reports of a person trying to break into cars at a mobile home park just after midnight spotted the man, who had a history of mental health struggles. He ran before several officers pinned him to the ground.

Jurors heard how Anaheim police officers put so much weight on a Black man that he could not breathe, a jury found they used excessive force and were mostly to blame for his death, and awarded his parents nearly $2.3 million in damages

Dubin said Eisinger could be heard on video saying, “I can’t breathe. He argued that Eisinger was not resisting attempts to handcuff him but fighting to breathe as officers placed all their weight on him.

Jurors deliberated for nearly a week before reaching the verdict, which placed 78% of the responsibility for Eisinger’s death on the officers and the remainder on Eisinger

Original report came from The LA Times

Case Type: Criminal

Original Story

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-29/family-of-black-man-awarded-after-anaheim-police-death

Law Firm

Dubin Law Firm

URL

https://dubinlaw.com/

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