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On March 13, 2013, Minneapolis police brutality attorney Jeff Storms was interviewed by Channel 5 News (KSTP) for a federal civil rights lawsuit he filed that same day. The case, entitled Togbeson v. Wrobel, involves allegations that a Brooklyn Park police officer used excessive force by illegally slamming a handcuffed Read more »
The case, entitled McCaster v. Clausen et al., involved correctional nurse Mary Clausen’s failure to treat or obtain treatment for plaintiff Marchello McCaster, who was suffering from active tuberculosis while imprisoned at the Ramsey County Workhouse. On December 10, 2012, a jury found that Clausen was deliberately indifferent to McCaster’s Read more »
As reported by CNN Wire Staff, in the aritcle, “Police kill amputtee in wheelchair at group home for mentally ill,” the Houston police have seemingly sunk to a new low. The police were called to a group home because the victim, a schizophrenic amputee was acting agressively. Supposedly the amputee cornered Read more »
G|B|B|S partners Ryan Vettleson and Eric Newmark presented a CLE to the 7th District Public Defenders in St. Cloud, MN. The CLE, entitled, “Spotting and Benefitting from Police Misconduct,” was a practical guide for public defenders. As the name implies, the course provided tips for identifying police misconduct, such as Read more »
The case, entitled Liend v. Allen, involved an officer’s alleged assault on a forty-five (45) year old, professional woman during Stillwater’s “Lumberjack Days.” The woman, who was 5’4″ tall and weighed approximately 130lbs, sustained serious injuries to her elbow, including the tearing of significant ligaments and a near dislocation. To Read more »
The case, entitled Spelbrink v. Saint Paul, involved the alleged assault and wrongful arrest of two young professionals, who were walking through a parking ramp. Video evidence obtained from the parking ramp showed that neither man was engaged in any wrongdoing, but that they were assaulted and wrongfully arrested nevertheless. Read more »
A 65-year-old man from Maplewood, Minnesota was attacked by a police dog early July 2, 2012 during the man’s daily early morning walk. His encounter was similar to an Anoka County civil rights case handled by Gaskins Bennett Birrell Schupp, L.L.P. The Anoka County dog bite occurred on Halloween 2009. Police Read more »
Earlier this month, A New York State Court Justice, Thomas Raffaele, was involved in a police brutality incident. This isn’t surprising – judges preside over such cases commonly. But the 69 year-old Raffaele was not hearing a case. He was a victim. The officer’s alleged conduct is almost beyond belief. Read more »
On April 2, 2012, The U.S. Supreme Court held that strip searches at jails are allowed for even misdemeanor suspects who are going to be held in a jail’s general population. Jails do not need a reasonable suspicion to require the searches. Rather, they can be done automatically. Read more »
Our civil rights lawyers have handled many excessive force cases against police officers involving use of TASERs. Nearly all law enforcement agencies allow officers to carry TASERs and courts uphold TASER use as appropriate in many circumstances. But there are situations where TASER use on a suspect is improper because of Read more »
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