Brian Bowling, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—The injuries a Homewood man suffered during a 2010 arrest will cost him $2 million to $3 million in earnings over his lifetime, a University of Pittsburgh economics professor says in a court document filed Tuesday.
Miles case focus narrows to officers
March 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—With a partial settlement of Jordan Miles’ federal lawsuit Tuesday, his legal team dropped claims against police department management and cleared the way for a July 15 trial that will focus entirely on the actions of the three officers accused of beating the teenager on a Homewood street.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Miles family rejects settlement offered in police scuffle
June 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Timothy Puko, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—The family of Jordan Miles will not accept a $180,000 offer from the city of Pittsburgh to settle a civil lawsuit, Miles’ attorney J. Kerrington Lewis said on Monday.
Attorney seeks officers’ records
November 4, 2010 Leave a Comment
Police accused in Homewood beating Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—A defense attorney whose client was arrested on drug charges by the same three officers who are accused of using excessive force in the Jordan Miles case is seeking their personnel files to potentially attack their credibility at trial.
Pay Daze
August 11, 2010 1 Comment
Chris Young, Pittsburgh City Paper—Thanks to an agreement worked out between the city and the police union, three officers under investigation for allegedly beating a Homewood teen are getting paid overtime without ever setting foot on the streets or buckling into a patrol car — and that may continue for a while.
Defense lawyers hired for Pittsburgh officers in Homewood case
March 6, 2010 Leave a Comment
Bobby Kerlik, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review—The Pittsburgh police union hired veteran criminal defense attorneys for three officers under investigation by the city and FBI for allegations of brutality during the arrest of a Homewood teenager.
3 officers accused in beating suspended with pay
February 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
Sadie Gurman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette—Three city police officers accused of beating a Homewood teenager during his arrest last month were suspended with pay Monday — a move the police union said it plans to fight and that the teen’s mother said does not go far enough.
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