As legal claims over protests and police pile up, Seattle faces liability risks – By Daniel Beekman and Mike Reicher (Seattle Times) / Sept 8 2020
As a summer dominated by street demonstrations against racism and police brutality winds down, more than 40 legal claims have piled up against Seattle for its handling of the protests.
But money is tight at City Hall as the COVID-19 pandemic has demanded emergency spending and sapped revenues. Insurance coverage that Seattle may need to settle claims was recently slashed, and two insurers threatened to drop their policies entirely, apparently because of concerns over law enforcement and public safety.
The city isn’t in dire straits yet, but its problems are multiplying.
Claims have been filed by protesters injured by police, businesses damaged during demonstrations, residents exposed to tear gas and relatives of people killed amid the tumult.
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