PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 01: Protesters away from tear gas after a march through Center City on June 1, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Demonstrations have erupted all across the country in response to George Floyds death in Minneapolis, Minnesota PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia has reached a record-breaking settlement with protesters who were hit with tear gas and pepper spray during protests against police brutality in the summer of 2020.Philadelphia law firm Mincey Fitzpatrick Ross, LLC announced the settlement in the federal lawsuit filed on behalf of 237 people injured in protests against the murder of George Floyd held in Philadelphia on May 31 and June 1, 2020.
The suit, which named Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, former Philadelphia police officer Richard Nicoletti, and the City of Philadelphia, was negotiated with three other lawsuits filed by attorneys in federal court.During a press conference held on Monday morning, several case plaintiffs said they have an array of physical ailments caused by the police violence they experienced, including nerve damage from zip ties, scars from rubber bullets and reactions to chemical agents.
Related A group of attorneys release new video of Philadelphia police using tear gas on protesters June 1, 2020 on I676.The plaintiffs say they are not ending with the settlement as they want the city to do more to ensure the end of police brutality against residents.Additionally, many called on mayoral candidates to speak against police violence. RELATED COVERAGEAccording to the law firm, three plaintiffs in the suit were sprayed in the face with chemical agents at close range by Nicoletti, who was later arrested and charged with assault related to the.