Houston federal judge awards $2 million in damages; finds FBI agent was negligent when he fatally shot a kidnapped Texas man during a botched rescue attempt.

byTexas Law Report
March 24, 2025
Ernesto Valladares, brother of Ulises Valladares, speaks to the media Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 across from his brother’s home where Ulises and his son held hostage days earlier. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP, File) Ernesto Valladares, brother of Ulises Valladares, speaks to the media Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 across from his brother’s home where Ulises and his son held hostage days earlier. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

A Houston federal judge awarded $2 million in damages after ruling an FBI agent acted negligently in fatally shooting a kidnapped Texas man during a failed rescue. Read more here.

Image: Ernesto Valladares, brother of Ulises Valladares, speaks to the media Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 across from his brother’s home where Ulises and his son held hostage days earlier. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

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