Experienced Civil Rights Lawyers

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We will sue on your behalf to recover monetary damages for injuries resulting from civil rights violations you have suffered at the hands of members of law enforcement such as false arrest, unlawful imprisonment, and excessive force. If you feel the government has violated your freedoms or that you have been a victim of police misconduct, contact us.

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Initially, prison staff placed the young man in a camera cell but failed to notice he was engaging in self-harmful behavior. Although briefly seen by a mental health counselor, no arrangements were made for him to be examined by a psychiatrist before he was released from the camera cell / suicide watch. Once released from suicide watch, corrections officers failed to make cell checks consistent with prison procedures, and the young man hung himself from the overhead vent with a bed sheet.

We filed suit in Federal Court on behalf of the estate of the young man against the involved prison staff, including corrections officers, a mental health counselor, and the medical director under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 for deliberate indifference to serious medical needs. On the fifth day of trial after the presentation of our case, the defendants settled for $725,000.

The matter was filed in Federal Court on behalf of the mother and her three children against the police officer and the municipality with which he was employed under a civil rights violation theory, including claims under the 4th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and 42 U.S.C. 1983.

During his deposition, the police officer testified that he was actually pursuing a man who he believed had an illegal handgun, but the officer failed to explain why his initial report made no mention of this weapon. The insurance companies for the municipality and the police officer vigorously defended the case citing “qualified immunity” that is afforded police officers. Both defendants filed motions for summary judgment, but after argument, the court allowed the case to proceed against the police officer. Three weeks before trial was scheduled to begin in Federal Court, the insurance company for the defendants met with us and settled the case for $3.9 million. With that settlement, we were able to assist the family in arranging the necessary medical care for the victim as well as counseling for the children.