NSB client Mark Denny to run NYC Half Marathon
NSB client Mark Denny will run the NYC Half Marathon on Sunday, March 17. Check out the full coverage of Mr. Denny’s accomplishment from Pix 11 News here.
Read articleNSB secures unprecedented $21 million settlement on behalf of client Craig Coley
In February 2019, NSB secured an unprecedented $21 million out-of-court settlement with the City of Simi Valley, California on behalf of client Craig Coley. Mr. Coley was wrongly convicted of the brutal 1978 murders of a woman and her 4-year-old son and served 39 years in prison before he was pardoned by California Governor Jerry Brown, after…
Read articleNSB wins settlement for family of teenage jail death victim Victoria Herr
In August 2018, NSB won a $4.75 million settlement for the estate of 18-year-old Victoria Herr, who died from complications of heroin withdrawal after five days in the Lebanon County, Pennsylvania jail. Consistent with a devastating pattern around the country, the jail’s correctional and medical staff ignored her deteriorating condition and failed to take the…
Read articleNSB client Anthony Wright wins largest wrongful-conviction payout in City of Philadelphia history
On June 6, 2018, NSB client Anthony Wright won a $9.85 million settlement to resolve his federal civil rights claims against the City of Philadelphia and several of its homicide detectives. Mr. Wright was wrongfully convicted of the 1991 rape and murder of an elderly North Philadelphia woman in 1993, and served 25 years in…
Read articleNew York approves $10 million settlement for NSB client Martin Tankleff
In April 2018, Suffolk County, New York approved a $10 million settlement for NSB client Martin Tankleff, to resolve his federal civil rights claims against the County and several of its police detectives. Mr. Tankleff was wrongfully convicted of murdering his parents in 1990 and spent 17 years in prison before his conviction was overturned.…
Read articleNSB client Jamal Trulove awarded $10 million in damages, the largest-ever jury verdict against the SFPD
On April 6, 2018, after a month-long trial, a federal jury in Oakland, California awarded $10 million in damages to NSB client Jamal Trulove, who spent six years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of murder. The jury based its damages award on its determination that two San Francisco Police Department detectives had withheld favorable…
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