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Anderson Alexander

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Court Throws Out NYC Officer’s $5M Award

Anderson Alexander had sued the city, claiming he accidentally shot himself in 2002 while leaning back in a faulty chair in Brooklyn’s 73rd Precinct. He retired from the force after undergoing several surgeries.

2011/03/28

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