Personal Injury Law

Philadelphia Police Officers Win $10 M Judgement

By Greg Owen

The three officers were awarded a total of $10 million by a jury this week. The jury awarded $2 million to Raymond Carnation, $3 million to William McKenna, and $5 million to William's twin brother Michael McKenna after deliberating three hours.

The three former Philadelphia police officers claimed they suffered retaliation on the job after they showed opposition to discrimination they observed towards fellow officers who were African American. The three officers who sued the city of Philadelphia are white.

"We got justice," declared William McKenna, 42, of Northeast Philadelphia, outside the U.S. Courthouse the day after he and his fellow ex-officers - his twin brother, Michael, and Raymond Carnation - won the hard-fought case." They are hopeful they taught the city of Philadelphia something.

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Full post as published by Glendale Personal Injury Lawyer on May 16, 2008 (boomark / email).