US EditionJury orders man to pay $500K for assaulting police officer who killed himself after Capitol riot
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, JUN 23 – Despite a presidential pardon, a federal jury held David Walls-Kaufman liable for assaulting Officer Jeffrey Smith and ordered $500,000 in damages, including $380,000 punitive, to the officer's widow and estate.
- On Monday, a federal jury ordered David Walls-Kaufman to pay $500,000 in damages to the family of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith, whom he physically confronted during the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot.
- Walls-Kaufman struck Smith in the head with Smith’s own police baton, causing a concussion and trauma that Erin Smith says led to Smith’s suicide nine days later.
- The jury of eight found Walls-Kaufman, a 69-year-old chiropractor, liable despite his denial, and the assault was recorded on Smith's body camera.
- The jury awarded Erin Smith $380 thousand in punitive damages, $60 thousand in compensatory damages, and granted an extra $60 thousand to Smith’s estate to cover pain and suffering.
- The ruling shows pardons do not protect from civil suits, and Erin Smith expressed gratitude for receiving some measure of justice.
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Widow of D.C. Officer Assaulted on Jan. 6 Wins Partial Legal Victory
A D.C. jury has found David Walls-Kaufman, a man who participated in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, liable for assaulting Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith and has ordered him to pay $500,000 in civil damages, while leaving open the possibility that Smith's widow may receive additional financial compensation. The post Widow of D.C. Officer Assaulted on Jan. 6 Wins Partial Legal Victory appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Jury Orders Man to Pay $500,000 for Assaulting Officer Who Killed Himself After Jan. 6
A federal jury on June 23 ordered a Washington man to pay $500,000 to the widow of a police officer, whom jurors said he had assaulted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Jurors said David Walls-Kaufman, 69, a chiropractor and author, was liable for assaulting Metropolitan Police Department officer Jeffrey Smith during the riot at the Capitol and said he must pay $500,000 to Erin Smith, the officer’s widow. Jeffrey Smith committed suicide on Ja…
Jury Orders January 6 Participant Who Assaulted Officer Who Later Committed Suicide to Pay $500 Million in Damages
by Natalia Mittelstadt A federal jury has ordered a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to pay $500,000 to the family and estate of a police officer whom he assaulted and who then committed suicide days later. David Walls-Kaufman, a 69-year-old chiropractor, was ordered by an eight-member jury Monday to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police O…
Jury Orders January 6 Participant Who Assaulted Officer Who Later Committed Suicide to Pay $500 Million in Damages | The Star News Network
by Natalia Mittelstadt A federal jury has ordered a participant in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot to pay $500,000 to the family and estate of a police officer whom he assaulted and who then committed suicide days later. David Walls-Kaufman, a 69-year-old chiropractor, was ordered by an eight-member jury Monday to pay $380,000 in punitive damages and $60,000 in compensatory damages to Erin Smith for assaulting her husband, Metropolitan Police O…
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Independent EspañolOn Monday, a federal jury awarded $500,000 to the widow and the estate of a police officer who committed suicide nine days after helping defend the U.S. Capitol from a mob of troublemakers, including a man who confronted the officer during the attack.
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