Civil Litigation

Recent Cases

Justice Department Limits Use of “No-Knock” Warrants, Chokeholds, and Carotid Restraints

September 24, 2021

On September 14, the Department of Justice announced a change in its policies regarding the use of more aggressive policing techniques by federal law enforcement. Agents will now only be permitted to use chokeholds or carotid restraints in situations where deadly force would be authorized. Additionally, they will only be allowed to use “no-knock” entries […]

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Qualified Immunity Defense Rejected in Case Involving Police Shooting

September 7, 2021

On August 26, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a DeKalb County Police officer’s qualified immunity claim, clearing the way for the litigation against him to proceed to trial. In 2015, Officer Casey Benton conducted a traffic stop on a car in which Troy Robinson was a passenger. Robinson fled from the police on […]

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Police Responsible for Death of California Man Suffering Mental Health Crisis

August 26, 2021

On August 10, the city of Pleasanton, California, settled a wrongful death suit for $5.9 million. The victim in the case was Jacob Bauer, a 38-year-old man who was killed by police during a mental health crisis. During a police interaction, people struggling with mental illness are 16 times more likely than other Americans to […]

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Our firm represents DC and New York in opposing Georgia’s new voting law

August 14, 2021

Our firm is acting as local counsel for the District of Columbia and the State of New York in their support of the federal lawsuit filed by the United States Department of Justice against GA’s recent voting law. We believe this law was passed by the GOP controlled state legislature here in GA primarily to […]

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Our firm secures $3 million settlement in civil rights case

July 27, 2021

Fernando Rodriquez was naked and unarmed when he was killed by police officers from the City of Hampton and Henry County, Georgia in 2019. Fernando was repeatedly tazed and eventually suffocated by the officers despite the fact that posed no threat to anyone. On behalf of Fernando and his family, our firm filed a Section […]

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