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Try CasePortal for Freej. Kovner declines to overturn a jury’s verdict that found New York City liable for Fourth Amendment violations and malicious prosecution claims brought by the owner of a string of city-based pawn shops and awarded the owner $1 million in damages. The jury agreed with the owner’s allegations that New York City Police Department had an official policy or custom of seizing their branches’ respective customer buy books plus customers’ collateral without a warrant or consent following the company’s decision to stop participating in the city’s LeadsOnline program. The court finds the jury’s decision was justified based on the evidence presented at trial, including witness testimony regarding damages that claimed the company’s financial losses during the time were a direct result of the department’s actions.