August - 2015

News & Articles

2nd Circuit Reinstates Excessive Force Claim

Second Circuit remands excessive force claim for trial. Please click here for Court's decision. See also: New York Law Journal The Wall...

BLH Investigates Murder of Fishkill Prison Inmate

BLH launched an investigation into the death of Samuel Harrell, an inmate at Fishkill Correctional Facility. Mr. Harrell was brutally...

BLH Fights for New Stop-and-Frisk and Racial Profiling Policies for the NYPD (Floyd v. NYC et al.)

Lawyers in the landmark stop-and-frisk case, Floyd v. City of New York, have reached agreement with the City and the court-appointed...

Family of Sandy Guardiola, Killed in Her Own Bed, Obtains Judgment Against the City of Canandaigua

September 12, 2023 Contacts: Jonathan C. Moore – jmoore@blhny.com Luna Droubi – ldroubi@blhny.com On September 12, 2023, the United...

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...

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...

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...