Partner Alexander Klien and the Civil Rights Group have recently settled several cases on behalf of clients:
Arthur Lambert: We represent a man who crashed his car after engaging in a high-speed chase away from the Suffolk County Police. After the chase ended and he relented, the responding officers engaged in what we alleged was a vindictive and brutal assault by the side of the road that left his face in a pool of his own blood. Subject to approval by the Suffolk County Legislature, the parties have settled the matter for $457,500.R.A.: We represent an incarcerated individual who had engaged in a sexual relationship with a chaplain inside a state prison. Because prisoners are deemed to lack the capacity to consent to sexual activity under those circumstances, the chaplain was indicted and we brought a claim on R.A.'s behalf for sexual abuse against the State. The State vigorously defended the case, claiming, among other things, a lack of notice of the chaplain's propensity for engaging in such conduct. After engaging in extensive discovery and deposing the chaplain, we settled the matter for $270,000.
Kevin O'Connor: We represent a military veteran and local attorney in a false arrest case against Nassau County, who had arrested him for conduct related to marital proceedings that we alleged did not constitute a crime. We settled the matter for $220,000.