Haddad & Sherwin in the News

Over their years of expertise as civil rights attorneys in Oakland, the hardworking lawyers at Haddad & Sherwin have had their expert opinions sought and have been quoted by many news sources. View our news mentions and articles regarding our cases below.

Widow of slain Oakland police officer says OPD created ‘dangerous working environment’

August 23, 2024 | The Oaklandside

Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin

May 13, 2024 | Los Angles Times

Alameda County DA Charges 3 Police Officers With Manslaughter in Death of Mario Gonzalez

April 18, 2024 | KQED News

California city to pay $11 million to settle claims three police officers killed man by asphyxiation

December 14, 2023 | Courthouse News Service

As Foundation for ‘Excited Delirium’ Diagnosis Cracks, Fallout Spreads

December 13, 2023 | KFF Health news

Profile: Michael Haddad and Julia Sherwin

October 2023 | Plaintiff Magazine

Haddad & Sherwin LLP Reaches $12.75 Million Settlement for Death of Shasta County Jail Inmate Under the Care of Wellpat

August 24, 2023 | Yahoo Finance

CHP to settle lawsuit over Interstate 5 shooting of Sacramento man for $7 million

June 22, 2023 | The Sacramento Bee

Pittsburg police agree to $7.3 million settlement with family of man killed by officer’s 50-second carotid hold

December 1, 2022 | San Jose Mercury News

'Excited delirium' theory used in Antioch death is racist and unscientific, new report concludes

March 3, 2022 | Fox KTUV

Family of California man who died after he was restrained by police officers in April have filed a wrongful death claim

June 3, 2021 | CNN

Autopsy finds Mario Gonzalez died from meth, police restraint in Alameda struggle

December 10, 2021 | KTVU Fox 2

Family of San Quentin guard who died of COVID after botched prisoner transfer sues state

August 25, 2021 | San Francisco Chronicle

Outrage grows as new video shows Latino man dying after Bay Area police pin him for 4 minutes

April 28, 2021 | Los Angeles Times

Fresno Settles Lawsuit in Police Killing of Unarmed Teen. Second Settlement This Month.

April 25, 2021 | Fresno Bee

Family files claim against Napa County Sheriff’s Office in fatal shooting of Juan Adrian Garcia

January 12, 2021 | Napa Valley Register

Meet the Company That Writes the Policies That Protect Cops

October 2020 | Mother Jones

Vallejo’s $5.7 million settlement fails to bring justice, peace or closure

September 10, 2020 | San Francisco Chronicle

Wrongful Death Claim Filed by Family of San Quentin Inmate who Contracted COVID-19

September 10, 2020 | Los Angeles Times

Lawsuit by family of Pittsburg man who died in police custody may go to trial, court rules

June 18, 2020 | San Francisco Chronicle

Qualified Immunity for Police Under Scrutiny As Court Considers Pittsburg Case

June 11, 2020 | KQED News

Wrongful death claim filed in police shooting of man in southeast Fresno

June 8, 2020 | Fresno Bee

Start To Floyd Case Hints At Why Cops Are Rarely Convicted

June 7, 2020 | Law 360

Man beaten by Vallejo police will receive $750,000. Now he plans to leave town for good

November 22, 2020 | San Francisco Chronicle

Family files claim against California prison system after man dies of COVID-19 at San Quentin

September 10, 2020 | KTVU - FOX2

Shooting an unarmed teen in the back of the head was justified, police said. Then video emerged.

October 24, 2019 | Washington Post

New scrutiny for closed investigation into deadly Fresno police shooting

October 23, 2019 | ABC30

The City of Vallejo, California, Has a Police Problem—and It's All Being Caught on Camera

June 13, 2019 | Reason Magazine

Mendocino County jail death results in $5 million settlement

March 12, 2019 | The Press Democrat

Napa City and County Settle Lawsuit over Kayleigh Slusher's death for $5 million

January 2, 2019 | Napa Valley Register

Entire Sean Arlt investigation report released online: Santa Cruz police change policy regarding use of force

January 24, 2019 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

Napa city, county pay $5 million to settle suit over child's murder

January 2, 2019 | San Francisco Chronicle

Kayleigh Slusher state court Complaint filed in Napa County Superior Court

July 7, 2018 |

City, police department settle Arlt suit for $1.6M

December 28, 2018 | Santa Cruz Sentinel

San Francisco loses last appeal in suit over police trainee’s arrest and treatment

February 28, 2018 | San Francisco Chronicle

Mother of teen killed by Salinas police files wrongful death suit

January 11, 2018 | Salinas Californian

Man beaten by Alameda County deputies settles suit for $5.5 million

May 4, 2017 | East Bay Times

Jury awards $1.1 million to man bit by police dog while rescuing cat

June 14, 2017 | San Jose Mercury News

Police broke her ankle in 2016. She just settled for $6.7 million.

September 28, 2017 | Bay City News

Sheriff's spokesman said, The sticker price of the settlement is high but if you don't do policy right 100 percent of the time you have to pay for it.""

April 28, 2017 | KTVU News

Was this man a threat to the CHP officer who shot him... Newly released video raises questions.

September 28, 2017 | Sacramento Bee

Fresno settles police shooting lawsuit for $2.2 million

November 26, 2016 | Fresno Bee

City of Chico settles excessive force lawsuit stemming from 2013 house party

August 22, 2016 | Chico Enterprise-Record

Lawsuit claims officers broke San Jose woman's leg while seeking daughter in school arson

July 29, 2016 | San Jose Mercury News

Palo Alto: Claim filed in fatal officer-involved shooting of mentally ill man

March 22, 2016 | San Jose Mercury News

SF homeless pair say deputies offered hush goodies after beating

March 29, 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle

Kayleigh Slusher Settlement Agreement: Napa Police Department Reforms

February 10, 2016 |

California man beaten by officers alleges police have a 'custom' of taking trophy photos of suspects they pummeled

August 1, 2016 | New York Daily News

Black Man Riddled With Bullets for a Toy Gun

July 26, 2016 | Courthouse News Service

Suit: Santa Clara cops mistreated Muslim customs agent in raid

May 4, 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle

Santa Clara settles civil rights lawsuit with border protection officer for $500,000

May 3, 2016 | Los Angeles Times

Santa Clara to pay $499,000 after trashing home of Muslim federal agent

April 27, 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle

Deputies’ revised reports in SF beating prompt lawyer's questions

March 31, 2016 | San Francisco Chronicle

Within Our Reach

2016 | Commission to Eliminate Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities

Court case hinges on claim of illegal CHP ticket quotas

June 15, 2015 | Sacramento Bee

Vacaville to pay $1.3M for deadly 2013 police shooting

May 4, 2015 | Daily Republic

Vacaville to pay $1.3 million in 2013 officer-involved shooting of mentally ill man

May 1, 2015 | Vacaville Reporter

Alameda County, Jail Health Care Company Settle Suit Over Inmate Beating Death

February 10, 2015 | KQED News

Corizon, Alameda County pay $8.3 million to settle jail death lawsuit

February 16, 2015 | NUHW

Alameda County: $8.3 million jail death settlement mandates jail health care reforms

February 10, 2015 | Oakland Tribune

$8.3 million settlement in death of Alameda County inmate

February 10, 2015 | San Francisco Chronicle

Prison Health Provider Agrees to Changes in California

February 10, 2015 | New York Times

'We got put in a very difficult spot,' Sheriff Ahern said, because the county faced the risk of an 'exorbitant' judgment if it did not settle.

February 10, 2015 | Yahoo News

Zap - Should the State Keep Shocking Citizens to Enforce Minor Laws?

October 15, 2014 | The Atlantic

Judge rules park ranger was wrong to use stun gun on dog walker

October 10, 2014 | Los Angeles Times

Judge rules against ranger for tasing Montara man

October 10, 2014 | Half Moon Bay Review

Judge rules against park ranger who used stun gun on dog walker

October 10, 2014 | San Francisco Chronicle

Leash-Law Violator Takes Aim at Taser Policy

August 14, 2014 | Courthouse News Service

Expert in deadly force training criticized for record on police shootings

July 31, 2014 | Wisconsin State Journal

What Kind of Gun? Conflicting Stories Emerge in Vallejo Police Shooting

July 26, 2014 | KQED News

Solano DA Concludes Controversial Vallejo Officer-Involved Shooting was Justified

July 21, 2014 | KQED News

Couple sue after mistaken SWAT raid -- target at large

July 15, 2014 | Monterey Herald

Expert witness in toy-gun case has history of siding with police

July 11, 2014 | San Francisco Chronicle

Privacy, accuracy concerns as license-plate readers expand

June 17, 2014 | San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland civil rights firm forged in Detroit

June 13, 2014 | Daily Journal

Questions Surround Surge in Vallejo Police Shootings

May 20, 2014 | KQED News

Appellate court reinstates false arrest lawsuit against San Francisco police

May 13, 2014 | KTVU.com

Green v. City and County of San Francisco, No. 11-17892, F.3d (9th Cir. 2014)

May 12, 2014 | Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Suit says Vallejo cops wrongly shot nude man

April 29, 2014 | San Francisco Chronicle

Lawsuit filed in Vacaville shooting

March 27, 2014 | TheReporter.com

Family of man killed by Vacaville cops sues

March 26, 2014 | San Francisco Chronicle

Man accuses off-duty Concord cop of road rage

December 3, 2013 | San Francisco Chronicle

Ex-S.F. cop wins suit against Police Department

November 26, 2013 | San Francisco Chronicle

County Pays $2.6 Million to Survivors of Man Killed by SWAT Team

September 6, 2013 | Monterey County Weekly

Excessive force complaint filed against Chico Police Department

September 5, 2013 | Chico Enterprise-Record

County to pay out $2.6 million in Greenfield man's wrongful death suit

August 20, 2013 | The Californian

Oakland mayor calls for increased police training, civilian oversight to reduce shootings

May 13, 2013 | Oakland Tribune

San Mateo County man who park ranger shot with Taser files civil rights lawsuit

March 21, 2013 | San Jose Mercury News

Oakland to pay $4.6 million in strip search cases

November 15, 2012 | Oakland Tribune

Reliance on expert in B.C. police shooting under scrutiny

August 29, 2012 | CBC News

Siskiyou County pays to settle 2009 wrongful death suit

June 6, 2012 | MtShastaNews.com

Richmond to pay $1.5M in suit over police killing

November 24, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle

Men stripped by Oakland cops in public win lawsuit; Judge to Assess Punitive Damages Soon

August 5, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle

Lawsuit filed in fatal Greenfield raid

July 25, 2011 | The Californian.com

Jurors award diabetic bodybuilder $217K in civil case involving Redwood City police

June 17, 2011 | San Jose Mercury News

Oakland, 49ers fan settle suit over broken arm

March 16, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle

Officers break fan's arm, Oakland Pays

March 16, 2011 | Oakland Tribune

Ex-cop says he was wrongfully arrested in suit

March 9, 2011 | San Francisco Chronicle

Homeless Man's Murder by Cop = $340,000 Settlement

March 7, 2011 | San Francisco Bay Guardian

Family sues over Greenfield Flash Bang Fatality

January 19, 2011 | Monterey Herald Tribune

Judge orders damages in Oakland police strip search

August 4, 2011 | Oakland Tribune

Sheriff’s Office Sued Over Fatal Raid

July 27, 2011 | Monterey Herald Tribune

Diabetic Bodybuilders’ Suit Against Redwood City Cops for Using Excessive Force” Heads to Court”

May 4, 2011 | San Jose Mercury News

Salinas settles for $2.1M in police shooting

October 20, 2010 | The Californian.com

Demonstrators Protest Oakland Gang Injunction

October 14, 2010 | Oakland Tribune

Strip-Search Suits Get Day in Court

March 10, 2010 | The Recorder

$1.5 million settlement OK'd in officer-involved death

September 23, 2009 | Oakland Tribune

San Jose to pay $360,000 to settle suit alleging cops beat mentally ill man

March 26, 2009 | San Jose Mercury News

Mr. Universe Sues Redwood City Over Arrest During Insulin Shock

June 20, 2008 | San Francisco Chronicle

Shooting Was Unlawful, Lawsuit Against City Alleges

May 9, 2008 | Oakland Tribune

Oakland Strip-Search Law Ruled Unconstitutional

March 29, 2008 | San Francisco Chronicle

Federal Lawsuit Against Oakland Over Public Strip Searches

August 21, 2007 | San Francisco Chronicle

Suit Alleges Police Did Strip Searches in Public

March 30, 2007 | San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland Faces Lawsuit Over Police Strip-Searches

March 30, 2007 | Oakland Tribune

Settlement Near in Suit-Drug Agent Shot Wrong Man

September 28, 2006 | San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland Pays $3.5 Million To Family Of Former Officer

June 29, 2006 | CBS5.com

Injured Protester to Get $210,000

December 23, 2005 | San Francisco Chronicle

9-Year-Old Suffers Massive Heart Attack after Physicians fail to Diagnose

December 19, 2005 | Trials Digest

Unwarranted Search by Police Alleged

August 9, 2005 | San Francisco Chronicle

Training Faulted in Death by ‘Non-Lethal’ Weapon

June, 8, 2005 | NPR

Oakland 24 Settle in Suit Over Cop Actions at Protest

January 22, 2005 | San Francisco Chronicle

Teen Sues Over Strip Search at Juvenile Hall

November 20, 2004 | San Francisco Chronicle

Black CHP Officer Sues White Cops for Racial Profiling

November 17, 2004 | San Francisco Chronicle

Oakland's New Crowd Control Policy

November 12, 2004 | Indymedia

Oakland Agreement Reached on Crowd-Control Tactics

November 6, 2004 | San Francisco Chronicle

Hesterberg v. United States

October 19. 2004 | United States District Court

Oakland To Pay $15K Excessive Force Settlement To Bank Robber

October 6, 2004 | KTVU

The BUMP Squad

July 9, 2003 | San Francisco Bay Guardian

The Ex’s Hit Man Strikes Again

February 5, 2003 | San Francisco Bay Guardian

School Gag Order Ruled Unconstitutional

August 9, 2002 | The Daily Review

Teacher Awarded $1 Million

September 12, 2002 | Bay Windows

San Francisco to Reform Citizen's Arrest Procedure

July 22, 2002 | Daily Journal

Police Sued Over Arrest Disabled Vet

April 26, 2000 | San Francisco Chronicle

Mother Awarded $850,000 in Son's Death

January 1, 1998 | The Reporter

Sugar Law Center Wins Injunction Prohibiting State of Michigan from Issuing New Permits Pending

June, 1997 | Guild Law Center

Judge Blocks Yard-Sign Limits

August 1, 1996 | Detroit Press

Detroit Police, Channel 7 Face Charges in Club Raid

March 17, 1996 | The Detroit Sunday Journal

$461,000 Awarded in Brutality Lawsuit

November 30, 1994 | Monroe Evening News

Allegations of Brutality Rock Monroe

March 28, 1993 | The Detroit News and Press

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