The city of Cincinnati has reached a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Roger Owensby Jr., who died in police custody, but the money is mostly going to … well, go ahead and guess. “If approved in federal and probate courts, the settlement would leave the family with $2.4 million and the family’s attorneys with $4.1 million.” Owensby’s father says he doesn’t mind, but not everyone regards the division of spoils in the case as benign. “Some members of City Council, which has approved the settlement, said they might not have agreed had they known lawyers would pocket more money than Owensby’s family.” (Dan Horn and Dan Klepal, “Owensby lawyers take $4.1 million”, Cincinnati Enquirer, Apr. 13). “It was originally reported that about two-thirds of the money would go to the family.” (“Most Of Roger Owensby Jr. Settlement Will Go To Attorneys”, WKRC, Apr. 12).
The wages of police-misconduct suits
The city of Cincinnati has reached a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Roger Owensby Jr., who died in police custody, but the money is mostly going to … well, go ahead and guess. “If approved in federal and probate courts, the settlement would leave the family with $2.4 million and the family’s attorneys […]
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