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Global Pharma recalled eye drops in February after they were tied to a drug-resistant bacteria strain linked to at least one death. Two more companies have since recalled eye drops.
A jury found Nzinga Amani not guilty of trying to block a road outside the Knoxville Police Department during a demonstration.
"This was a case where a crime did not occur, where what was charged infringed on First Amendment rights," said defense attorney Dillon Zinser.
Despite the recall of bacteria-contaminated eye drops, eye specialists are concerned that people might still accidentally use them.
The lawsuit says two Knoxville officers and three Knox County sheriff's deputies violated the police reform activist's civil rights.