Florida Woman Settles Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Officers for $67,500 After Arrest While in Premature Labor

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2011 published in Verdict1 February, 2011, page 9

Filed under: OB/GYN, Settlements, Police, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police). Location: Florida.

In June 2010, Melanie Dawn Williams, who had been arrested by officers after allegedly running a red light on her way to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida when she was in premature labor, accepted a settlement in her lawsuit instead of going to trial.

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