Police Excessive Force Case Handled by PLG Was Top 100 Personal Injury Settlement in California for 2021
A widely reported police excessive force case, handled by Piccuta Law Group, was recently recognized as a top California result in 2021. The case was entitled Brown v. Howard and...
PLG Finishes First Week of Police Brutality Trial Against City of Concord Police Officer
On April 11, 2022, Piccuta Law Group, LLP started a jury trial against a police officer from the City of Concord. Charles Tony Piccuta is lead trial counsel. The case...
Can Parents Be Legally Responsible for Personal Injuries Caused By Their Children?
In this day and age, we expect others to pay for the damage they cause. Whether it be medical expenses, property damage, lost wages or compensation for pain and suffering....
Civil Rights Lawyers from PLG Discuss New Police Brutality Case Where Supreme Court Granted Qualified Immunity
In our November 8, 2021 blog post, our California civil rights lawyers discussed the United States Supreme Court police brutality case of Rivas Villegas v. Cortesluna. That caser was decided...
PLG Advances Wrongful Death Claim for Family of Teen Stabbed to Death By Student at Aptos High School
Last week, the wrongful death attorneys at the Piccuta Law Group served a notice of claim on the Pajarao Valley Unified School District. The notice of claim was also served...
PLG Obtains $720,000 Excessive Force Settlement Against City of Clovis Police
Last week, the Piccuta Law Group settled a police brutality lawsuit against the City of Clovis and one of its police officers. The settlement reached was for $720,000. The lawsuit...
New California Law Allows Pain and Suffering Damages to Survive Someone’s Death
People sometimes wonder what happens to a personal injury claim when the injured person dies during the case or before a lawsuit is even filed. In California, a personal injury...
Ruling Denying Immunity to Police Officer On Excessive Force Claim Overturned By Supreme Court
In October 2020, in Cortesluna v. Leon, 979 F.3d 645 (9th Cir. 2020), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided a police brutality case involving an officer who kneeled on...
PLG Police Brutality Lawyers File Excessive Force Lawsuit Against Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
Last week, police brutality lawyers from the Piccuta Law Group filed a new excessive force lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the firm’s client and against the Fresno...
Over One Million Dollars In Confidential Settlements Obtained by PLG In The Last Two Months Alone
Piccuta Law Group has resolved three cases in the last sixty days resulting in confidential settlements. The total amount of those settlements exceeds one million dollars. It is not uncommon...
