Detroit Will Breathe lawyer Amanda Ghannam said one plaintiff allegedly suffered from fractured ribs and a perforated lung.
Detroit Will Breathe has agreed to a $1 million settlement offer from the city to conclude a federal lawsuit that lasted two years and claimed the use of excessive police force and the infringement on the First Amendment rights of its members.
In 2020, members of the racial justice organization took part in demonstrations for more than 100 straight days to express their outrage following the recorded killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers on May 25 of that year.
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