Civil Rights Case Results
Notable results and crucial settlements in Haddad & Sherwin’s fight against cases of restraint asphyxia, police shootings, and more.
$2.1 million settlement was reached in 2010 for the four daugters of a man killed by store security guards after he had shoplifted a few dollars worth of merchandise. Security guards chased the man into the parking lot where they tackled him and pil…
Negotiated a substantial settlement for the 81-year-old mother of a man, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and who ran from a plainclothes officer who shot him in the back. The officer was acquitted after being charged with 2nd degree mu…
$1.5 Million recovery for the parents and baby daughter of a 20 year old man shot in the back by an Oakland police sergeant, with two previous shootings. Several witnesses saw the officer shoot the young man in the back when the man had nothing in h…
Obtained a large settlement for a prison administrative law judge (ALJ) who was wrongfully terminated because of his race and his refusal to adhere to an illegal quota to find at least 90 per cent of prisoners guilty of misconduct
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Negotiated a large settlement for a disabled man who was run over by a truck while crossing the street in his wheelchair…
Achieved a sweeping settlement protecting the free speech rights of public school teachers and requiring a local school district to provide comprehensive training to protect students and staff from discrimination based on sexual orientation and other…
Secured compensation for the son of an electrical lineman killed in a workplace accident, from settlement of a complex, multiple party, product liability case. The lineman was working in an aerial lift to upgrade a utility pol…
Won a $500,000 jury verdict, plus a finding for punitive damages, for an African-American high school teacher who was disciplined by his school district, because he spoke out for the rights and safety of gay and lesbian students and staff at San Lean…
Won a jury verdict on behalf of a highly qualified civil engineer who was repeatedly passed over for promotion simply because he had a slight Arabic accent….
Won substantial monetary settlements for numerous victims of the Oakland Police Department’s use of “less lethal” munitions and intentional police motorcycle collisions against peace demonstrators and journalists at the Port of Oakland on April 7, …