NSB files lawsuit against FBI and SDNY prosecutors based on fabricated allegation in hedge fund search warrant
On Thursday, February 26, NSB filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of David Ganek, former principal owner of Level Global Investors, L.P. The suit, which was filed in the Southern District of New York against several FBI agents and SDNY prosecutors, alleges that the FBI and United States Attorney’s Office fabricated information to…
Read articleNSB wins summary judgment against Orleans Parish Sheriff in jail suicide case
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has granted NSB clients’ motion for partial summary judgment against Marlin Gusman, the Sheriff of Orleans Parish, in the case brought by Coast Guard Commander William Goetzee’s surviving relatives for his 2011 suicide at the problem-plagued jail. The Court agreed with the plaintiffs that the…
Read articleNSB client Jeff Deskovic sets record for largest wrongful conviction jury verdict in U.S. history
A federal jury has awarded Jeffrey Deskovic, who spent 16-and-a-half years wrongfully imprisoned for the rape and murder of a high school classmate before DNA testing proved him innocent, $40 million plus $1.65 million in stipulated lost wages for a total of $41,650,000—the largest wrongful conviction jury verdict in U.S. history. The jury found former…
Read articleAll five NSB partners named 2014 SuperLawyers
The New York SuperLawyers Magazine has named Peter Neufeld, Barry Scheck, and Nick Brustin 2014 “SuperLawyers,” and has named Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann and Emma Freudenberger “Rising Stars” in the field of civil rights.
Read articleNational Law Journal names NSB one of America’s 50 Elite Trial Firms
The National Law Journal has selected Neufeld Scheck & Brustin to its inaugural list of the nation’s top 50 trial firms, recognizing the firm’s recent record in complex, high-stakes plaintiff’s cases. Read more here.
Read articleNSB client Jonathan Barr and other “Dixmoor 5” settle false confessions lawsuits
The Illinois State Police have agreed to pay $40 million to five men who were wrongfully convicted of rape and murder as teenagers and served a combined 80 years in prison before DNA testing proved their innocence. The lawsuits alleged that police had coerced false confessions from three of the five plaintiffs, which led to…
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