Black Women at a Far Higher Risk for Pregnancy-Related Death
According to a recent report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), 700 women die each year in this country from pregnancy-related complications....
Birth Injuries: Was There Medical Negligence?
Although childbirth should be the happiest of times for a family, sometimes things go terribly wrong. In some instances, this is unavoidable. There are other...
Eighth Circuit Panel Finds that Plaintiff’s Excessive Force Case Can Proceed to Trial
CASE UPDATE: After the Eighth Circuit decision put this case back on track toward a jury trial, the case settled in mediation pending St. Paul...
Police Misconduct? City of St. Paul Says No!
In brief, the facts of the case are that on the evening of June 6, 2012, our client, Robin Neal, (“Mr. Neal”) was leaving a bar in St. Paul with two of his friends. St. Paul police believed that Mr. Neal fit the description of another black man who had…
Infant Wrongful Death Settlement (Medical Malpractice)
Our firm recently reached a $250,000.00 settlement on behalf of the parents of a child whose wrongful death was the result of medical malpractice committed...
Swallowing the Fourth Amendment?
The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is meant to protect citizens from unlawful searches and arrests conducted by police officers. However, when citizens sue...
A Technical Yet Important Victory for Civil Rights Plaintiffs
Just this past week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Manuel v. City of Joliet, that a criminal suspect who is arrested...
Avoiding Deadly Force Encounters
As I was preparing to give a talk at a Minneapolis event regarding community and police officer relations, it dawned on me that the excessive...
Let’s Go To The Videotape!
Video evidence of encounters with police can be vital in civil rights excessive force cases. Our firm recently resolved such a case, largely because a...
Proving Excessive Force Now More Challenging
The U.S Supreme Court recently issued a decision making it more difficult for police misconduct victims to successfully sue law enforcement. The case of White...