JACOB  BLAKE

In August last year, when trying to detain an African-American man, Jacob Blake, a police officer exceeded his official authority and shot him in the back, as a result of which Blake was paralyzed. After this incident, riots broke out in Wisconsin and other states.

In June 2021 the city council of Kenosha denied Jacob Blake’s claim for damages over the injuries he sustained when he was shot by the police officer. Blake sought damages for medical expenses, lost wages and “pain and suffering and disfigurement”.