Jamal Sutherland, a 31-year-old Goose Creek resident, died January 5th after being tased repeatedly and pepper sprayed by two deputies attempting to remove Sutherland from his cell for a bail hearing. Through the efforts of our firm and co-counsel, Sutherland’s family was recently awarded a $10 million settlement which was approved by the Charleston County Council. While we know there is still more work to be done, we are happy to have helped the Sutherland family through this difficult time in achieving the first step in obtaining Justice for Jamal.
Firm Statement: “We here at Christmas Injury Lawyers are deeply saddened by the horrendous death of Jamal Sutherland. While his death was a tragedy that could have been avoided, we take solace in the fact that our firm was able to help Jamal’s family secure a $10 million settlement. It is our hope that this settlement will both help Jamal’s family through this difficult time, while also helping to achieve awareness and reform in the justice system for those with mental illness.”
Press Mentions for Jamal Sutherland’s Case:
- ABC News, 6/16/2021
- ABC News, 6/15/2021
- New York Times, 5/26/2021
- ABC News 4, 5/25/2021
- CNN, 5/25/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/25/2021
- Live 5 WCSC, 5/25/2021
- NBC News, 5/25/2021
- Newsweek, 5/25/2021
- The Post and Courier, 5/25/2021
- WLTX, 5/25/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/24/2021
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- ABC Columbia, 5/20/2021
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- WRDW, 5/20/2021
- ABC Columbia, 5/19/2021
- Live 5 WCSC, 5/19/2021
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- The Neighbor, 5/19/2021
- The Post and Courier, 5/19/2021
- CBS News, 5/18/2021
- CNN, 5/18/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/18/2021
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- New York Times, 5/18/2021
- The Post and Courier, 5/18/2021
- TRT World, 5/18/2021
- ABC Columbia, 5/17/2021
- ABC News, 5/17/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/17/2021
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- WYFF News 4, 5/17/2021
- ABC News, 5/15/2021
- Washington Post, 5/15/2021
- Charleston City Paper, 5/14/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/14/2021
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- Live 5 WCSC, 5/14/2021
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- ABC 13 News, 5/13/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/13/2021
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- Holy City Sinner, 5/13/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/12/2021
- FitsNews, 5/12/2021
- The Post and Courier, 5/12/2021
- WRDW, 5/12/2021
- Count On News 2, 5/11/2021
- The Post and Courier, 4/29/2021