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Corporation counsel planning appeal to reduce t he award A federal jury Monday awarded an unprecedented $5 million in punitive damages to a city police officer who was suspended by his former chief in a case that began as a run-of-the-mill noise complaint at a Fair Haven church and turned into a political conflagration.
The eight-person jury gave Officer Arpad Tolnay $903.84 in lost wages for his suspension and $150,000 for emotional distress.See the full content of this document
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Cop Wins $5m Case Against City
But it was the $5 million in punitive damages that shocked nearly everyone in the courtroom, City Hall and in legal circles.
"It is to my mind the largest civil rights verdict in state history," sai...See the full content of this document
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