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The court awarded a taxi driver over $139,000 in damages after police used excessive force to remove him from his vehicle during a traffic stop.
The court found for the plaintiff, Hossein Amini-Kouchesfahani, in his civil action against the Toronto Police Services Board for battery and breach of his Charter rights after he was forcibly removed from his taxi and taken to the ground by police.
The court held that the initial stop was lawful, but the subsequent use of force was excessive and unjustified.
The plaintiff was awarded general, aggravated, special, and punitive damages.
