Many people assume that in order to successfully sue the police for misconduct, and to obtain a substantial amount of compensation, they must have suffered severe injuries. That is simply not true. Many juries have awarded victims of police misconduct hundreds of thousands of dollars in punitive damages alone when the juries determined that the victim’s compensatory damages were nominal (i.e., worth only a few dollars). Consequently, Blake Weiner Law has represented many clients who have had successful outcomes and been awarded substantial damages when the injury the clients suffered were actual, but somewhat “insignificant” in the eyes of some person. For example, if you are unconstitutionally seized (for example, stopped by a police officer without any legitimate reason, or have an officer extend a lawful stop to bring a drug dog despite there being no evidence of drugs) for even a short period of time, you may be entitled to significant damages. As another example, if an officer clearly uses excessive force against you, such as aggressively throwing you to the ground without any reason to do so, you need not necessarily suffer a serious injury to obtain significant damages. If you believe you have been the victim of police misconduct, call Blake Weiner Law to fight back against police abuse and obtain financial compensation.