$500,000 Settlement Reached in Police Suit
Glendale city officials, fearing fallout from the Rodney G. King beating case, have agreed to pay an Eagle Rock man $500,000 to settle a police negligence lawsuit and avoid a jury decision on damages, city officials said.
A Glendale Superior Court jury ruled on March 27 that the city was legally responsible for the conduct of a Glendale police officer who broke Marvin J. Riley’s arm. The injury occurred when the officer pulled Riley, a diabetic who had passed out because of low blood sugar, from a pickup truck in 1986.
The jury had begun hearing testimony on the amount of damages that the city should pay when Riley, 48, accepted the $500,000 settlement Wednesday morning.
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