The man who was with Oscar Grant the night he was shot to death by a BART transit police officer has filed a lawsuit against Bay Area Rapid Transis (BART). BART is already facing a host of civil rights lawsuits by the family of Oscar Grant as well as the other men who were detained with him.
As discussed in our previous posts about Oscar Grant, Mr. Grant was fatally shot by a BART transit officer on the platform of the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland, CA just over a year ago. Mr. Grant was unarmed. BART claimed that the officer mistook his firearm for a taser gun. The whole incident was captured on video by a passenger and uploaded on to Youtube.
BART’s attorney, Mr. Dale Allen says that the men were rightfully detained after starting a fight on the train. He also told SFGate that Mr. Caldwell has a “significant criminal history.” He thought it was sad that an individual would try to make a quick buck off of a sad accident. He told SFGate: “This is a frivolous lawsuit by someone trying to ride the coattails of a tragedy.”
While that may be BART’s position, we’ll see what the court system has to say.
Related Resources:
- BART Shooting of Oscar Grant Caught on Video, Family Files $25 Million Claim (Findlaw’s Common Law)
- BART Shooting Murder Charge: Former Officer Mehserle Arrested and Charged (Findlaw’s Common Law)
- Oakland Riots Result in Arrests: How Will Protestors be Charged? (Findlaw’s Common Law)
- Wrongful Death Basics (provided by Law Office of John J. Garvey, III)
- Personal Injury Basics (provided by Joseph A. DeWoskin, PC, Attorney at Law)
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