News: Civil Rights Litigation

Landmark $5.75 Million Settlement in Rikers Death Case

September 28, 2016

Foster Child Sues Agency Responsible for Placing Him in Home of Serial Abuser

September 23, 2016

City Settles Case for $750,000 After Rikers Guards Ruptured Inmate’s Spleen

September 20, 2016

Class Action Challenges Racially Discriminatory and Predatory Practices by HUD and Private Equity Fund

August 15, 2016

Class Action Leads to End of Tampon Tax in New York State

July 21, 2016

Judge Approves $60 Million Settlement in Debt Collection Suit

May 26, 2016

Groundbreaking Court Delay Case in the Press

May 25, 2016

Families Request Bronx DA Criminal Investigation in “Bronx Zoo” Disability Abuse Case

May 11, 2016

New Class Action Challenges Unconstitutional Delay in Bronx Criminal Court

May 10, 2016

ECBAWM Files Federal Lawsuit Alleging Shocking Abuse in Bronx Group Home

May 2, 2016

Earl Ward Speaks on Panel on Wrongful Convictions

April 29, 2016

Tamir Rice Settlement in the News

April 26, 2016

City of Cleveland Settles Tamir Rice Lawsuit for $6 Million

April 25, 2016

ECBAWM Obtains Over $30 Million for Three Wrongfully Convicted Men in Infamous “Bronx Six” Case

April 21, 2016

ECBAWM Settles Metropolitan Museum of Art Case

April 19, 2016