Federal jury awards $85 million to California family in wrongful death lawsuit after arrest

A federal jury has awarded $85 million to the family of a California man who died in 2015 after a confrontation with San Diego County sheriff's deputies, court records show

The jury's verdict came in a negligence and wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Lucky Phounsy against the county and sheriffs."What we asked the jury for is to return a verdict that reflected the truth about his death and that reflected justice for what was taken from this family," said Tim Scott, an attorney for the family, according to CNN affiliate KGTV."We think that the jury verdict did deliver both truth and justice.

After deputies attempted to handcuff him,"Lucky became frightened and confused" before an altercation with one of the deputies, the lawsuit says.Deputies, emergency medical technicians and paramedics used a Taser on Phounsy and hog-tied him, and on the way to the hospital paramedics put a sock over his face, according to the lawsuit.

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