Overview

• The jury awarded $3.5 million to filmmaker Cellin Gluck and $300,000 to his daughter for emotional distress, with county officials projecting reductions to about $2.275 million and $195,000.
• Jurors concluded a sheriff’s deputy used unreasonable force and found the county negligent even though the specific deputy who fired the round was never identified.
• Comparative fault was assigned at 20% to Gluck and 15% to the crowd, which the county says triggers the 35% cut in the awards.
• Gluck was struck in the face by a less-lethal projectile in Los Angeles’ Fairfax District, suffering facial fractures, shrapnel lodged in his nasal cavity for nearly a year, permanent disfigurement, and traumatic brain injury.
• County counsel says it is exploring an appeal, and the Sheriff’s Department says it is reviewing the incident to identify lessons for future crowd-control practices.