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During a traffic stop in Michigan, a young man was pulled from his vehicle and searched. When he asked an officer why he'd been stopped, a second officer walked up and punched him in the face hard enough to knock him unconscious. Three attorneys rejected the case, but Christopher Trainor took it to trial. The defense initially offered $25,000 to settle, then $75,000 as trial approached, but Trainor advised his client to reject both. When the officer later tried to intimidate the young man inside the courtroom itself, Trainor positioned himself between them, making clear the intimidation would stop. The jury agreed the harm was worth far more than the defense's lowball offers: they returned a $4.91 million verdict, and with attorney fees, costs, and post-judgment interest, the final judgment exceeded $6.2 million—a statement that a citizen's right to ask a lawful question without being assaulted by a uniformed officer is foundational, not a technicality, and that a badge doesn't grant immunity from accountability.

A Michigan teacher was stopped at a red light when a Detroit Water and Sewerage Department van crashed into the back of his car without braking. Witnesses said the city driver appeared to be looking at a device before impact. The crash caused a traumatic brain injury, cervical and lumbar herniated discs, and years of work disruption. The City's only formal offer was $25,000; the Wayne County jury awarded $5.2 million.

During a traffic stop in Michigan, a young man was pulled from his vehicle and searched. When he asked an officer why he'd been stopped, a second officer walked up and punched him in the face hard enough to knock him unconscious. Three attorneys rejected the case, but Christopher Trainor took it to trial. The defense initially offered $25,000 to settle, then $75,000 as trial approached, but Trainor advised his client to reject both. When the officer later tried to intimidate the young man inside the courtroom itself, Trainor positioned himself between them, making clear the intimidation would stop. The jury agreed the harm was worth far more than the defense's lowball offers: they returned a $4.91 million verdict, and with attorney fees, costs, and post-judgment interest, the final judgment exceeded $6.2 million—a statement that a citizen's right to ask a lawful question without being assaulted by a uniformed officer is foundational, not a technicality, and that a badge doesn't grant immunity from accountability.

A Michigan teacher was stopped at a red light when a Detroit Water and Sewerage Department van crashed into the back of his car without braking. Witnesses said the city driver appeared to be looking at a device before impact. The crash caused a traumatic brain injury, cervical and lumbar herniated discs, and years of work disruption. The City's only formal offer was $25,000; the Wayne County jury awarded $5.2 million.