DOJ Files Statement of Interest in BLH Challenge to City's Use of Police as First Responders to Mental Health Crises
New York, NY – October 4, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit filed by New York...
Oct 8, 2024
Nicholas Feliciano settles his cases against the City of New York for $28,750,000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New York, NY April 7, 2024 What: Nicholas Feliciano settles his cases against the City of New York for $28,750,000 Press Conference: 11:00 am, Monday, April 8, 2024, Foley Square, by the Fountain In attendance: Madeline Feliciano, family members, the Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, other elected officials, Ms. Feliciano’s attorneys, and supporters. CONTACT: David B. Rankin, 917-455-0609 drankin@blhny.com Jonathan C. Moore, 9
Apr 7, 2024
BLH Files Suit on Behalf of El Paso Woman Repeatedly Raped by Staff at Fort Worth Federal Women's Prison Medical Facility
April Lacey was sent to the FMC Carswell Unit in Fort Worth due to medical reasons. While there she was repeatedly raped by FMC...
Jan 2, 2024
BLH Files Amended Complaint in Columbia University "Doxxing" Case, Adding Two More Students
BLH has filed an amended Complaint in Hafez v. Accuracy in Media, Inc. et al. , adding two additional Plaintiffs in one of the first...
Dec 14, 2023
BLH Obtains Historic 9.25-Million-Dollar Verdict in the Beating Death of Mr. Terry Cooper, Jr.
On November 15, 2023, a jury in the Northern District of New York returned a 9.25-million-dollar compensatory damage verdict against the...
Nov 22, 2023
BLH Files Amended Complaint in Columbia University Doxing Case
BLH has filed one of the first lawsuits challenging the "doxxing" trucks, or mobile billboard trucks, which falsely identified a Columbia...
Nov 13, 2023
Family of Sandy Guardiola, Killed in Her Own Bed by Officer, Obtains $1,500,000 Judgment
September 12, 2023 Contacts: Jonathan C. Moore – jmoore@blhny.com Luna Droubi – ldroubi@blhny.com On September 12, 2023, the United...
Sep 12, 2023
Protesters Win Record $13 Million-Plus Settlement Over NYPD Misconduct During BLM 2020 Protests
Cohen&Green PLLC | Wylie Stecklow PLLC | Gideon Orion Oliver | Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP | SITU Research Stills from video compilation. Credit: SITU Research, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE–New York City, Thursday, July 20, 2023: Protesters and their lawyers announce a historic agreement today in the class action lawsuit, Sow, et al. v. City of New York, et al. , pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Lawyers associated with the Nat
Jul 20, 2023
BLH Client Testifies Before Senate About Sexual Abuse in Federal Prisons
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee heard testimony from BLH Client Brianne Moore, who was repeatedly...
Dec 13, 2022
Emergency Request Filed to Stop City's Unconstitutional Mental Health Involuntary Removal Policy
Emergency request filed in ongoing class action litigation to reform the City's mental health crisis response and stop routine abuses A...
Dec 8, 2022
