Family of Ronald Anthony Smith, Struck and Killed by NYPD Van, Demands Justice and Release of Video
On April 7, NYPD officers Orkhan Mamedov and Evan Siegel were reportedly transporting people in a New York Police Department van when...
Nov 17, 2022
Art Law Corner: Should I Register My Visual Art?
Should I register my visual art with the US Copyright Office? A work does not need to be registered with the US Copyright Office to be...
Oct 27, 2022
Art Law Corner: Someone On The Internet Is Using My Work Without My Authorization.
Someone on the internet is using my work without my authorization. What can I do? There is quite a bit you can do. Regardless of whether...
Oct 20, 2022
Rikers Island Guards Charged With Misconduct Related to Nicholas Feliciano
Ms. Feliciano is pleased that Darcel Clark and her team indicted and arrested the guards who should have been watching Nicholas...
Aug 9, 2022
Class Action Filed for Failing to Provide a Safe, Non-Police Response to Mentally Disabled NYers
For Immediate Release: December 29, 2021 Contacts: David Kang 347-515-3311 dkang@groupgordon.com Coalition Sues Mayor de Blasio for...
Dec 29, 2021
Class Action Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Rikers Island Prisoners
CONTACT: David Rankin, 212-277-5825 drankin@blhny.com Robert Rickner, 212-300-6506 rob@ricknerpllc.com Beldock Levine & Hoffman, LLP, Rickner PLLC, and the Law Office of Christopher H. Fitzgerald announce the filing of a class action lawsuit against the City of New York for their violation of the rights of individuals housed at Rikers Island. Even Department of Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi recently admitted that Rikers is an absolute
Nov 2, 2021
Case Against NYPD for Fatal Shooting of Clients’ Dog, Lola, Survives Summary Judgment Motion
BLH successfully opposed a summary judgment motion seeking to prevent trial in a tragic case against NYPD Officers who shot and killed...
Oct 8, 2021
Federal Court Denies NYC’s Bid to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Summer 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests
For Immediate Release July 10, 2021 Contact: David Rankin, 212-277-5825, 917-455-0609 drankin@blhny.com J. Remy Green 312-203-8618, 929-88-89480 remy@femmelaw.com On July 10, 2021, United States District Judge Colleen McMahon issued a 45-page decision and order denying virtually all of the City of New York’s motion to dismiss claims in six federal civil rights lawsuits challenging the City’s and the NYPD’s brutal attacks on last summer’s Black Li
Jul 10, 2021
Nashville Police Department Changes Employee Policy Allowing Hijabs After Three Year Battle
BLH Client Maryam Mohammed wanted to be Nashville's first hijab-wearing police officer. After completing the interview process, rigorous...
Apr 25, 2021
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against the City of New York for the NYPD’s Racist Use of Marijuana Laws
In 2019, the legislature removed the power of the NYPD to arrest New Yorkers for modest amounts of marijuana. Undeterred, the NYPD...
Apr 15, 2021