$33 Million Verdict for Physician Injured by the LAPD and Budget Rent-A-Car At Greene Broillet & Wheeler, our seasoned team of professionals have over 100 years of combined legal experience handling complex legal matters.

GBW Obtains $33 Million Verdict for Physician Injured by the LAPD and Budget Rent a-Car

Attorneys from Greene Broillet & Wheeler obtained a $33 million jury verdict on behalf of a Miami surgeon who was handcuffed so tightly by arresting officers that his ability to perform surgery was permanently damaged. Dr. Angelo Gousse was pulled over by the LAPD for allegedly driving significantly under the speed limit and driving erratically. At trial, attorney Browne Greene accused the LAPD of racial profiling as Gousse is a Haitian immigrant. During the arrest, the officer cuffed Gousse so hard his hands suffered nerve damage. To make matters worse, the car was erroneously reported stolen by Budget Rent-a-Car. A Los Angeles jury awarded $33 million to Gousse, $14.2 from the LAPD and $18.8 million from Budget. It was, at the time, one of the largest negligence verdicts against the LAPD.

Learn More About This Case:

$33M verdict tossed in ‘racial profiling’ case – San Diego Union Tribune
Dr. Angelo E. Gousse Awarded $33 Million by Jury in LAPD-Rampart Division Racial Profiling Lawsuit – BusinessWire
Injured MD Gets Big Award – LA Times
LAPD Blames Car Agency Error in Black Doctor’s Arrest – LA Times
Surgeon Says Rampart Officers Injured Him – LA Times
Surgeon’s Brush With Law Changes His Life, Career – SunSentinel

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Named in Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms,” Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP ranks as Tier 1 Personal Injury Litigation- Plaintiffs in Los Angeles.
Founding partners Browne Greene and Bruce A. Broillet are both members of the exclusive invite-only Inner Circle of Advocates, as two of the top 100 plaintiff trial lawyers in America.
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Many firm members have been honored by the Consumer Attorneys of California, including Browne Greene, Christine Spagnoli, and Bruce Broillet, recipients of the Marvin E. Lewis Award. In addition, attorneys Bruce Broillet, Scott Carr, Molly McKibben, and Tobin Lanzetta has been honored with the Consumer Attorney of the Year Award.
All 15 of our attorneys have been selected to Best Lawyers® after an extensive peer review process.
Our attorneys were featured in TopVerdict for having one of the Top 10 Wrongful Death Verdicts in California in 2019, with $15 million won for the plaintiff in Keck v. Bel-Air Bay Club.
Our firm has more attorneys on the Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars lists than any other law firm in Southern California, with 15 members selected.
Several partners are active members in the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, with attorneys Browne Greene, Bruce Broillet, and Christine Spagnoli named “Trial Lawyer of the Year."
Firm partners Christine D. Spagnoli and Molly McKibben have both been honored by the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and are active members.
After winning $2.6 million for the plaintiff’s side in a head-on collision case, our victory was named in the Top 50 Personal Injury Verdicts in California in 2019 by TopVerdict.
Recipients of this recognition are held up to the same standards as for The Best Lawyers in America, but only legal professionals in the first ten years of their careers qualify. Four attorneys at GBW have been recognized with this award in 2021.
Several of our partners are members in the American Board of Trial Advocates, a national invite-only association consisting of the most experienced trial lawyers.
Greene Broillet & Wheeler, LLP, was featured by TopVerdict in the Top 100 Settlements across all practice areas in California for 2019.
Our team includes several Fellows and Associates with the invite-only International Society of Barristers in recognition of their trial advocacy.
Bruce A. Broillet and Christine D. Spagnoli are Fellows with the invite-only International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a group of elite trial lawyers from over 30 countries.
A preeminent trial lawyers’ organization in North America, the American College of Trial Lawyers have elected firm partners Bruce Broillet, Mark Quigley, and Geoffrey Wells as Fellows.

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