NSB 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…
Read articleNSB negotiates $12.5 million global settlement with the City and State of New York on behalf of client Clifford Jones
In March 2018, NSB negotiated a $12.5 million global settlement with the City and State of New York on behalf of client Clifford Jones, who spent 29 years incarcerated for a murder/rape he did not commit because of serious investigative misconduct perpetrated by the New York Police Department. Mr. Jones is represented by NSB partners…
Read articleNSB negotiates an unprecedented $14 million settlement against the City of St. Louis and the State of Missouri on behalf of the family of NSB client George Allen
In December 2017, NSB negotiated an unprecedented $14 million settlement against the City of St. Louis and the State of Missouri on behalf of the family of NSB client George Allen, who passed away in 2016. Mr. Allen was wrongfully convicted of the 1982 rape and murder of a St. Louis court reporter. The settlement…
Read article“Litigation Boot Camp:” The Life of a Cochran Fellow
Vishal Agraharkar recounts what led him to become a Cochran Fellow and reflects on his experiences at the firm. What got you interested in constitutional law? After law school I got a fellowship and then a staff position at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, working on voting rights and also felony…
Read articleNew York City settles with NSB client Andre Hatchett in false identification suit
In October 2017, NSB reached a $12.25 million settlement with the City of New York on behalf of client Andre Hatchett, who spent 25 years wrongfully imprisoned for a Brooklyn murder. Mr. Hatchett’s conviction was overturned in 2016 when the Conviction Review Unit of the Kings County District Attorney’s Office reviewed his case and unearthed…
Read articleNew Haven settles with NSB client Scott Lewis over crooked cop case
NSB client Scott Lewis won a $9.5 million settlement from the City of New Haven after spending more than 19 years in prison for a brutal double homicide he did not commit. The settlement came early in discovery before NSB had taken a single deposition. Mr. Lewis had been set up by a corrupt cop…
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