City reaches $5.9 million settlement in chokehold death case
 

NEW YORK (AP) ? The family of a black man who died after being placed in a white police officer's chokehold reached a $5.9 million settlement with the city on Monday, days before the anniversary of his death.

Eric Garner's family in October filed a notice of claim, the first step in filing a lawsuit against the city, asking for $75 million.

Garner, who was 43, was stopped last July 17 outside a Staten Island convenience store because police officers believed he was selling loose, untaxed cigarettes. A video shot by an onlooker shows Garner telling the officers to leave him alone and refusing to be handcuffed.

Officer Daniel Pantaleo placed his arm around Garner's neck to take him down. Garner, who had asthma, is heard gasping "I can't breathe!" 11 times before losing consciousness. He was pronounced dead later at a hospital.

The city medical examiner found the police chokehold contributed to Garner's death. But a grand jury declined to indict the officer in the death. A federal probe is ongoing.
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Chokeholds are banned by New York Police Department policy. Pantaleo says he used a legal takedown maneuver known as a seatbelt, not a chokehold.

Garner's death sparked demonstrations and became a flashpoint in a national debate about relations between police and minority communities.

City reaches $5.9 million settlement in chokehold death case - Yahoo News

$75 million? Seriously? How was that value ascertained?

He was an aspiring rapper. Rappers make mad bling.

Similar to how celebrities name their children but with numbers.

Grab a bunch of fridge magnets, throw them in the air and where they land is the number you sue for.

Simple really.

city got ripped off :2 cents::2 cents::2 cents::2 cents:

And in good Kwanzaa tradition his out of wedlock daughter gets one pound of chocolate covered nuffins. Daddy of the year award goes to Eric :1orglaugh

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The city that pays out close to a billion a year in claims to settle lawsuits from citizens.

For someone that is a former paralegal or whatever, I figured you'd know that it is common for lawyers to recommend high amounts so that so they can extract a bigger settlement.