Civil Rights Case SummariesFor zealous and effective legal representation in your case, call Kannin Law Firm at 206-574-0202. As the case summaries below show, Kannin Law Firm's attorneys have the experience and skills necessary to ensure the best possible outcome in your case and the track record to prove it. Excessive Force Lawsuits Against Seattle Police (Video ») Excessive Force Lawsuits Against Seattle Police Lowe v. Depina civil rights lawsuits. The Seattle Police Department used excessive force to hurt a young man. As a result the Kannin Law Firm P.S. filed two civil lawsuits on his behalf alleging the police officers used unreasonable and excessive force to take him down face first into a parking lot and later, after he was arrested, when they hit his face into a countertop multiple times while he was handcuffed outside of a holding cell. Video » Protecting Citizens Against Police Misconduct: Seattle King County South Civil Rights lawyer John Kannin and Kannin Law Firm recently represented one of the defendants in a claim of police misconduct against former Washington State Trooper Michael Idland (M.D. v. The State of Washington, the Washington State Patrol and Trooper Michael Idland, King County Superior Court, Seattle). Mr. Kannin's skillful negotiating earned his client a six figure settlement after a difficult mediation. Civil Rights Advocacy: In a case of mistaken identity, Seattle police officer Rudy Gonzales shot Mr. W.R. Smith in the mouth with a rubber bullet from a distance of less than fifteen feet (W.R.S. v. SPD Officers Gonzales and Towne, the Seattle Police Department and the City of Seattle, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington). The police thought they would hear no more from Mr. Smith, a homeless person of color, once they picked his teeth off the ground and called for medics to transport him to Harborview. However, Mr. Smith retained Seattle civil rights lawyer John Kannin and Kannin Law Firm to represent him. Kannin Law Firm filed a civil rights claim in Federal Court against the Seattle Police Department and the officers who mistakenly shot him. The defendants claimed that their false suspicions gave them just cause to shoot an innocent man. The odds did not look good for Mr. Smith; a 52-year-old, homeless African American suffering from mental illness versus the City of Seattle and their private law firm, hired with taxpayers' money to represent the police officers and the City. The City's lawyers made an offensive offer of zero dollars during a supposed "mediation." On the eve of trial, the City returned to Kannin Law Firm with a five-figure settlement offer for Mr. Smith, which he accepted and agreed to dismiss his civil rights lawsuit. Kannin Law Firm Civil Rights cases of note include: Case: W.R. Smith v. Seattle: Civil Rights/Police Misconduct. Result: Five-Figure Settlement.
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