Judge rules ‘Red Dog’ claims admissible in Nichols’ civil suit
Civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump, along with the parents of Tyre Nichols, on April 19 announced a $550 million civil lawsuit against the City of Memphis, the Memphis Police Department and individual officers for the January 2023 death of Nichols. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Attorneys for the City of Memphis previously filed a motion to strike any mention of the former Atlanta “Red Dog” police unit in the $550 million lawsuit, arguing the information would be immaterial and scandalous.
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Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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