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LESENDE v. BORRERO

Nos. 13-1835, 13-1985.

752 F.3d 324 (2014)

Sara LESENDE; Victor Lesende, Her Husband, v. Police Officer Arnold BORRERO; City of Newark; Newark Police Department; Sgt. Lillian Carpenter; Capt. Richard Cuccolo; Acting Capt. Crystal Burroughs; Capt. Albert Cicalese; Anthony Ambrose, III, Director of Police; Chief of Police Irving Bradley; John Doe Sgt. Badge No. 6916 ABC Corps 1-10; John Does 1-10. City of Newark, Appellant in No. 13-1835. Sara Lesende; Victor Lesende, Her Husband, Appellants in No. 13-1985.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: May 15, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Scott, Esq. , (argued), Hardin, Kundla, McKeon & Poletto, Springfield, NJ, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee City of Newark.

Robert D. Kobin, Esq. , (argued), Nusbaum, Stein, Goldstein, Bronstein & Kron, Succasunna, NJ, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants Sara Lesende and Victor Lesende, Her Husband.

BEFORE: FISHER, SCIRICA AND COWEN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

COWEN, Circuit Judge.

This matter requires application of well-settled legal doctrines to an unusual set of facts. As detailed below, Sara Lesende ("Lesende") and her husband, Victor Lesende, brought suit against the City of Newark ("the City") and Police Officer Arnold Borrero. Following a five-day trial, a jury found that both Officer Borrero and the City were liable and awarded Lesende $2,700,000 in compensatory...

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