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LA to pay $11.8 million to man blinded by police projectile during Dodgers celebration
The jury found two LAPD officers liable for excessive force and negligence after Castellanos lost vision in one eye.
- On Thursday, a Los Angeles federal jury awarded $11.8 million to Isaac Castellanos, who was permanently blinded in one eye by a Los Angeles Police Department projectile during a 2020 World Series celebration.
- Castellanos filed a lawsuit alleging that LAPD officers fired 'less-lethal' projectiles into a peaceful crowd without warning on October 28, 2020, near Crypto.com Arena downtown.
- Evidence showed officers fired from roughly 145 feet using a 37-mm skip trace launcher. Attorney Monique Alarcon said the injury 'completely derailed him,' ending his promising competitive gaming career.
- Deliberating for less than two hours, the jury found two officers liable for excessive force and negligence. The city of Los Angeles may appeal the verdict.
- Alarcon hopes the decision forces the department to 'take a hard look' at their use of projectile launchers. The verdict highlights ongoing scrutiny of LAPD crowd-control practices amid multiple lawsuits.
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LA must pay $11.8M to man blinded by police projectile during Dodgers celebration
The city of Los Angeles must pay $11.8 million to Isaac Castellanos, who was blinded by a projectile fired into a crowd by police officers while he was celebrating the Dodgers 2020 World Series win.
Jury Awards Millions After LAPD Projectile Blinds Man at Celebration
LOS ANGELES, California — A federal jury has ordered the city of Los Angeles to pay $11.8 million to a man who was permanently blinded in one eye after being struck by a police projectile during a 2020 World Series celebration. The verdict stems from a lawsuit filed by Isaac Castellanos, who was hit in the face by a “less-lethal” projectile fired by Los Angeles Police Department officers while celebrating the Dodgers’ championship in downtown Lo…
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LA to pay $11.8 million to man blinded by police projectile during Dodgers celebration
The city of Los Angeles must pay $11.8 million to a 27-year-old who was blinded by a projectile fired by police officers while he was celebrating the Dodgers 2020 World Series win.
Federal Jury Awards $11.8M to Dodger Fan Blinded by Police Projectile in 2020
A Los Angeles federal jury Thursday awarded $11.8 million in damages to a Dodger fan who was blinded in one eye by a police projectile during a World Series celebration downtown six years ago. Isaac Castellanos filed a civil rights lawsuit in February 2022 alleging Los Angeles police fired so-called “less-lethal” projectiles into a peaceful crowd celebrating the Dodgers’ victory, permanently blinding the then-22-year-old Cal State Long Beach stu…
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