$200,000: People v. Police Department

A family of three were minding their own business when the police department broke down their front door and surrounded the family with heavy assault rifles. The police department had a warrant to search for "illegal" items. When the police department did not find any illegal items, they trashed our client's home, destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars in property, took the husband and wife to jail and put their 3 year old son into child protective services. The family filed a civil rights suit for failure to provide due process of law under the Constitution. The case went to trial and ultimately awarded the family $200,000.00 to reimburse for all destroyed property. Due to the confidential agreement, the parties names have been omitted.