Family of Andrew Washington, Killed by Jersey City Police, Sues Over Wrongful Death
Calls for mental health intervention led to a SWAT-team response with “tragic but predictable consequences,” lawsuit charges (JERSEY CITY, NJ) — The national civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP (NSBHF) and New Jersey attorney Randy Davenport today filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Andrew “Drew” Washington, a Black…
Read articleNSBHF Partner Amelia Green Makes Bloomberg Law’s “They’ve Got Next: 40 Under 40” List
The 2024 honorees of “They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40,” Bloomberg Law’s prestigious annual award recognizing the accomplishments of stellar young lawyers nationwide, this year includes NSBHF partner Amelia Green. The 40 awardees, according to executive editor Lisa Helem, “inspire their law firms, companies, non-profit organizations and government agencies to elevate, innovate and serve — not…
Read articleSan Jose Pays a Record $12 Million to Lionel Rubalcava, Declared Innocent After 17 Years Behind Bars
City Faced its First-Ever Wrongful Conviction Trial After Judge Rejected Attempt to Dismiss Rubalcava’s Claims Against Police (SAN JOSE, CA) The City of San Jose today is expected to approve a $12 million settlement in the wrongful conviction case of Lionel Rubalcava, a 46-year-old resident who was incarcerated 17 years for a drive-by shooting he…
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L.A. County Pays $24 Million to Wrongfully Convicted Teens
Two men who were wrongfully convicted of murder as teens in 1997 and exonerated after 23 years behind bars will share a $24 million settlement from Los Angeles County, The Los Angeles Times reported. “The lies behind John Klene and Ed Dumbrique’s decades-long wrongful imprisonment were exposed before their criminal trial began when a witness described how…
Read articleWrongful conviction lawsuit for exonerated San Jose man heads toward trial
A wrongful conviction lawsuit from a man incarcerated 17 years for a San Jose drive-by shooting — based on flimsy witness identifications that were later recanted — has been allowed to proceed toward trial by a federal judge, according to the San Jose Mercury News. As reporter Robert Salonga recounts, “federal Judge Beth Labson Freeman allowed claims against…
Read articleTerance Calhoun Files Federal Lawsuit Against Detroit Police Officers for Over 15-Year Wrongful Imprisonment
Police coerced a false confession and fabricated evidence, and then buried DNA evidence of innocence, leaving Calhoun wrongfully imprisoned for over 15 years. (DETROIT, MI) The national civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP (NSBHF) and Detroit based law firm Goodman Hurwitz & James, P.C. (GHJ) filed a federal lawsuit…
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