Protesters, Summer Taylor's family sue Seattle and WA state for wrongful death and injuries

By Eilis O’Neil & Dyer Oxley
September 25, 2020

A group of protesters is suing the city of Seattle and the state of Washington for wrongful injuries, and, in one case, a wrongful death in this year's Black Lives Matter protests.

The lawsuit says that the city of Seattle and the state of Washington are responsible for Summer Taylor’s death on July 4. It also claims that multiple factors contributed to negligence on the part of the Seattle Police Department as it was responding to protests in May, June, and July.

Negligence, the lawsuit argues, resulted in various injuries, assault and battery, discrimination, wrongful death, and infringement on constitutional rights.