When cops sue

Los Angeles paid out more than $18 million over five years to city police officers who filed lawsuits complaining of sexual harassment, racial discrimination, denied promotions and other workplace transgressions, according to a review of court records.AP in the Daily News.

At least 17 officers won jury verdicts or settlements totaling at least $1 million, and dozens more officers received payments of five or six figures, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. In September, a former officer who alleged discrimination was awarded $4 million.

From 2005 to 2010, officers sued the Los Angeles police department over workplace issues more than 250 times. In 45 of those cases, the city paid settlements that totaled more than $18 million and lost several other cases that are being appealed. The rest, representing tens of millions of dollars in potential liability, remain open.