Police Excessive Force Lawyer
Lately, in the news, you’ve probably seen or heard about cases where police excessive force contributed to the death of an individual. When this happens, what kind of recourse does the family of the individual have?
What if the individual didn’t die, but did suffer injuries and emotional trauma due to the actions of the police?
In either case, a lawyer should be obtained. In the latter – injury at the hands of a police officer – a personal injury attorney would be the best bet. For the first instance however – the death of a person at the hands of police – retaining a wrongful death attorney would be the best course of action. Let’s explore that further.
About Police Excessive Force Lawyers
A wrongful death attorney is a lawyer who assists the surviving members of the family of a victim who died due to careless circumstances or neglect. From the responsible organization or person whose lack of care or abusive actions led to the death, compensation must be sought to defend the rights of the victim and/or their surviving family.
What Can Our Police Excessive Force Lawyers Do?
Wrongful death attorneys understand that it can be financially and emotionally crushing when you lose someone. It can be unbearable when a loved one is killed at the hands of another. If avoidable circumstances or actions were the cause of death, such as negligent or abusive conduct by law officers, it accentuates the heart-wrenching emotions and devastating circumstances that already exist. To compensate both financially and for pain-and-suffering, police excessive force lawyers – a.k.a. wrongful death attorneys – will represent your rights and the rights of your deceased family member.
Benefits of Hiring a Police Excessive Force Lawyer
To receive compensation when a person dies at the hands of or in the custody of police, retaining a wrongful death attorney would be the best course of action. While excessive force can be one cause of injury or death at the hands of law enforcement, other instances or circumstances may also come into play. Some of these could possibly be as follows:
- Death because no officer present performed life-saving actions when they were needed
- Death while being transported in a law enforcement vehicle (prison van, police car, etc.); which could present a case for reckless driving, road hazards, car/motorcycle accident, etc.
- Death that came as a result of the lack of an AED at a law enforcement premises (the “premises” could be a Police Department, jail/prison, courtroom, etc.)
- Dangerous conditions at a law enforcement premises
- Faulty equipment at a law enforcement premises or in a law enforcement vehicle that resulted in death
- Contracting a disease or illness from a law enforcement officer that led to death
- … and more
How Can The Ryan Law Group Help You?
If you or a family member has been abused or neglected at the hands of or in the custody of law enforcement or a similar organization and it resulted in bodily/psychological harm or death – a lawyer should be immediately retained. For the best results, any witnesses or proof that can be provided will be of the utmost benefit.
Consult an expert from The Ryan Law Group to represent your rights or the rights of a family member who was injured or killed due to excessive police force. Don’t give up your rights or theirs – we will fight for your rights.
Schedule a free consultation with us today and see how we can help.