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7th Circuit Holds $60,000 Illinois Strip Search Award Not Excessive

On Nov. 29, 1983, the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a
strip-search claimant's $60,000 jury award against the City of Chicago was
not excessive even though it was larger than awards in similar cases.

Four female plaintiffs who alleged they were illegally strip-searched in
the Chicago City ...

 

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