Wesierski and Zurek is very pleased to announce their first post-pandemic in-person jury trial resulted in a defense verdict.
The case was tried in Federal Court in Riverside on behalf of the County of San Bernardino and a deputy allegedly charged with using excessive force in a shooting situation.
The case started out with eight claims and four defendants with punitive damages being claimed.
After a motion to dismiss and a summary judgment motion the case was narrowed down to one claim for excessive force and against one individual.
The jury unanimously agreed with the defense side and gave a defense verdict.
The plaintiff unfortunately was rendered a paraplegic because of the shooting and the demand at trial was $15 million.
The opposing lawyer is well known and handles these type of cases frequently.
Congratulations to Chris Wesierski, Michelle Prescott both partners with the firm and Debbie Murphy the assigned paralegal who also went to trial on a fantastic job in a tough case