December 29, 2011 A federal lawsuit filed over the death of a 48 year-old man in a Pennsylvania jail cell has been settled for $500,000. The man, Terry Johnson, died in February, 2007 as a result of peritonitis caused by a perforation to his intestine. The condition may have stemmed from gastric bypass surgery undergone [...]

In February of this year another NYPD misconduct case was brought to trail. One officer admitted that he saw his partner assault the victim and this still was not enough to convict. “A New York City police officer accused of sodomizing a man with a police baton in a subway station was acquitted today of [...]

STOP & FRISK In 2009 there were approximately 575,000 “Stop & Frisk” reports filed by NYPD officers. Of these, only about 6% resulted in arrests, and another 6% resulted in a summons being issued. The position of the Police Department is that Stop & Frisks are an effective crime-fighting tool.  The Department holds onto the [...]

POLICE MISCONDUCT | SCHOOL SAFETY OFFICERS In 1998 the New York City Police Department assumed direct responsibility for safety in the New York City public school system. While there are some police officers assigned to schools, the overwhelming number of Police Department personnel assigned to the public schools, for the purpose of maintaining a safe [...]

FALSE ARREST | STUNNING CONCLUSION BY A UNITED STATES FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT JUDGE One of the most erudite, intellectually gifted and respected judges on the federal bench, long time Eastern District Court Judge Jack Weinstein, stunningly admonished the New York City Police Department for “widespread falsification by arresting officers.” What was particularly astonishing is that, [...]

Official proceedings to remove Anthony Abbate from the Chicago Police Department began this week. On Monday, Novermber 16, city attorneys aired lengthy recordings to highlight how the events unfolded at Jesse’s Short Stop Inn on the afternoon and evening of Feb. 19, 2007. During two visits to the Northwest Side bar, Abbate consumed large quantities [...]

As Reported by the New York Times, “For the second time in five weeks, a New York City police officer has been arrested on charges of killing a pedestrian while driving drunk, this time in the Bronx, officials said on Friday. Drana Nikac, 67, was killed. The scene, Kingsbridge Avenue at West 232nd Street in [...]

It is truly unfortunate whenever those sworn to uphold the laws upon which our society is based proceed to violate those very same laws. It was our founding father, John Adams, who first stated the now often heard truism that the United States is “a nation of laws, not of men”. That regardless of a [...]

NYPD Subject Record Number of People to  “STOP  &  FRISK” in 2008 In 2008 over half a million people in New York City were subjected to “STOP &  FRISK” by  New York City Police Department officers – that is over 500,000 individuals !  It is an all time record.   There are not many cities in [...]

This is a very interesting and sad New York Wrongful Death / Personal Injury Case.