Case of Alabama police officer who slammed Indian grandfather to ground settled for $1.75 million
Updated Apr 08, 2021;
An Indian man who was injured in 2015 during an encounter with a Madison police officer has settled his federal lawsuit against the officer’s insurance carrier for $1.75 million.
Sureshbai Patel’s attorney, Hank Sherrod, announced the settlement today, which means that Patel’s case has been formally dismissed.
On Feb. 6, 2015, Patel, then 57, was out for a walk near his son’s home in Madison. A citizen of India, Patel was visiting his son and daughter-in-law and their child.
Video showed the moment that day when Patel was contacted by two Madison police officers, a new officer going through field training and his training officer, Eric Parker. According to Madison police at the time, they were responding to a call regarding someone looking into garages.