May 17, 2024
Atlanta police officer Jon Grubbs, who was ordered by a Georgia jury to pay $40 million to a man who was rendered quadriplegic after Grubbs shocked him with a Taser over suspicions of panhandling, has asked a federal judge for a new trial.
May 25, 2023
Atlanta police officer Jon Grubbs must pay $700 a month while waiting for a decision on his appeal of a $40 million judgment against him in a case in which a jury said his use of excessive force rendered a man quadriplegic, a Georgia federal judge ruled Wednesday.
April 28, 2023
A man awarded $40 million after he was rendered a quadriplegic when an Atlanta police officer tased him over suspicions of panhandling has notified a Georgia federal judge that he is appealing the court's denial of his request for $3.4 million in fees and interest.
October 07, 2022
The winner of a $100 million excessive force verdict has asked a Georgia federal court to add $3.4 million in attorney fees, litigation costs and interest to the final $40 million judgment against an Atlanta police officer.
September 15, 2022
The city of Atlanta has been freed from its portion of a $100 million verdict awarded to a man who was paralyzed after a city police officer used a stun gun on him for panhandling on the side of a road, according to an order filed in the Northern District of Georgia.
August 30, 2022
A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $100 million to a man who was rendered a quadriplegic after a city police officer tased him over suspicions of panhandling on the side of a road.