A jury has awarded $10 million to the family of a woman who was stabbed to death after police officers allegedly failed to enforce a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend, leading one defense attorney to predict that Connecticut police departments will face a wave of lawsuits by domestic violence victims.
“When you think of [the potential] exposure to individual police officers and municipalities, it’s mind-boggling,” said Scott Karsten, of Karsten & Tallberg in West Hartford. Karsten said he “absolutely” could see the $10 million verdict leading to additional lawsuits being filed by plaintiffs lawyers.
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