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Chicago City Council Committee Approves Potential Class Action Settlement In Alleged Police Misconduct Lawsuit

Proposed $16.5 Million Dollar Class Action Settlement Approved By Chicago City Council Committee In Allege Police Mistreatment Class Action Lawsuit

The Chicago City Council Finance Committee on Monday recommended approval of a $16.5 million class action settlement in a federal civil rights case, filed on behalf people who claimed they were subjected to mistreatment by the Chicago Police Department, including for example, allegedly being arrested without warrants, shackled to walls or metal benches, being deprived of adequate food and water, given few bathroom breaks and given no overnight bedding, according to class action news reports.

The Chicago Police custody class action settlement could provide that up to 514,000 people could be eligible for awards between $90 and $3,000 (or lesser pro rata amounts).

Potential class action settlement beneficiaries include up to 12,000 people arrested between March 15, 1999, and Feb. 10, 2008, allegedly without a warrant for alleged felonies who were not given a probable cause hearing within 48 hours.  As many as 2,000 people held between Oct. 21, 2001, and March 10, 2010, allegedly in interview rooms for more than 16 hours without a mattress or pad to sleep on, regular meals or sufficient bathroom access might be eligible for up to $2,000 in the proposed class action settlement. Up to 500,000 people who were held overnight in lockups between Oct. 21, 2001, and March 10, 2010, allegedly without proper overnight bedding might receive up to $90 under the proposed class action settlement.

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