$100,000 Settlement in TX Restraint Chair/Pepper Spray Death

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2000 published in Verdict1 October, 2000, page 13

Filed under: Private Contractors, Excessive Force, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Damages, Settlements, Municipal Liability, Contractor Liability, Wrongful Death. Location: Texas.

On February 22, 2000, Tarrant County, Texas agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement to the estate of James Livingston, 30, to settle a wrongful death suit. On July 6, 1999, Livingston was arrested on a trespassing warrant. He was allegedly abusive while being booked into the Tarrant county jail. As ...

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