Police Misconduct

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Family of Parole Officer Killed by Police While in Bed Demands an Independent Investigation

BLH represents the family of New York State Parole Officer Sandy Guardiola, who was killed on October 4, 2017 while in bed at her...

Lawsuit Filed after BLH Client Assaulted and Falsely Imprisoned for Wearing a Winter Hat

On April 4, 2017, BLH attorney Keith Szczepanski filed suit against two Brooklyn parole officers on behalf of Otega Aghoghoubia. When Mr....

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...

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 Carswell...

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...

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...