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May 11, 2021 14:02 ET | Source: Haddad & Sherwin LLP

Family of Juan Garcia Files Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Napa County and Sergeant David Ackman for Unprovoked Killing of Garcia During Traffic Stop

OAKLAND, Calif., May 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today it has filed a federal wrongful death civil rights lawsuit on behalf of its clients...
April 29, 2021 14:29 ET | Source: Haddad & Sherwin LLP

Parents of John Adena, Shasta County Jail Inmate Beaten to Death By Deputies, File Federal Civil Rights Wrongful Death Lawsuit

OAKLAND, Calif., April 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today it has filed a federal civil rights wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the parents...
April 22, 2021 11:30 ET | Source: Haddad & Sherwin LLP

California Bill to Amend the “Bane Act” Will be One of the Most Powerful Law Enforcement Reforms in 2021

OAKLAND, Calif., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code section 52.1, is California’s most broadly applicable civil rights law – the state...
March 16, 2021 14:15 ET | Source: Haddad & Sherwin LLP

Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed Against California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) for COVID-19 Death of San Quentin Inmate Daniel Ruiz

OAKLAND, Calif., March 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today that it has filed a federal court lawsuit against high level administrators of the...
January 12, 2021 13:00 ET | Source: Haddad & Sherwin LLP

Family of Juan Garcia Files Claim Against Napa County, Sergeant David Ackman and Others for Unprovoked Killing of Garcia

OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today it has filed a Government Code claim on behalf of its clients the Garcia family...
November 20, 2020 12:18 ET | Source: Haddad & Sherwin LLP

Vallejo Agrees to Pay Carl Edwards $750,000 for Brutal Beating by Police Officers

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today that their client, Carl Edwards, has reached a $750,000 settlement with the City of...