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Civil Litigation

Aug. 30, 2024

LAPD settles fatal Trader Joe's shooting lawsuit for record $9.5M

The settlement over the police accidental killing of a bystander at a Silver Lake market in 2018 is the largest pre-trial payout by the city for an LAPD shooting, the plaintiffs' attorneys said.

The family of Melyda "Mely" Corado, an innocent bystander killed in a 2018 Los Angeles Police Department shooting, has reached a $9.5 million settlement with the city of Los Angeles after six years of litigation. The settlement is the largest pre-trial payout by the city involving an LAPD shooting, the plaintiffs' attorneys said.

Attorneys John C. Taylor and Neil Gehlawat of Taylor & Ring, and Ron D. Rosengarten of Rosengarten and Associates, represented the Corad...

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