The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington

ENEWSLETTER: DECEMBER 2013

Civil Rights and Personal Injury and General Practice Law Firm, Dedicated to Social Justice

The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a well-respected litigation firm with an office in Hempstead, Long Island. Our focus is primarily in the area of civil rights, voting rights, employment discrimination, police misconduct, personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and criminal law. However, the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a full- service law firm handling matters in numerous areas of law and providing a wide range of services from contract formation to litigation and trial practice. RECENT VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS $7.75 million- Civil Rights and wrongful death action brought by the family of deceased $1.277 million- Race based attack and serious injury by violent acts against Plaintiffs, who were lured to an isolated warehouse $2.8 million- Wrongful death, products liability case involving a tow motor accident at a sewage treatment plant	RECENT CASES This month's newsletter highlights some of the cases recently handled by our firm. U.S. District Court Rules that Village of Garden City Violated the Fair Housing Act by Intentionally Discriminating Against Minorities In a long-awaited and historic decision, Federal District Judge Arthur Spatt ruled on December 6 that the Village of Garden City violated the federal Fair Housing Act, the United States Constitution, and other civil rights statutes by enacting a discriminatory zoning ordinance in 2004 for the purpose of keeping minority households out of Garden City. Read More » Female African-American Nassau County Police Officer Charges Nassau Police with False Arrest, Racial Discrimination, Verbal and Physical Abuse On December 5, Officer Dolores Sharpe, an African-American woman and veteran of the Nassau County Police Department, was joined by her attorney, Frederick K. Brewington, and members of Law Enforcement Alliance, Blacks in Law Enforcement of America, Long Island Chapter and other supporters at the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington to address her wrongful treatment, false arrest and abuse at the hands of two fellow Nassau County police officers. Read More » Judge’s Refusal to Grant Officer’s Request for Immunity a Victory for Firm’s Client U.S. District Court Judge Joseph F. Bianco has denied a Nassau County officer’s request to be granted full immunity against the firm’s client’s amended complaint and his motion to have the complaint dismissed. The judge ruled that the officer’s reliance on a Supreme Court case does not allow him to escape his misconduct and subsequent perjury and he will not be given immunity for all his wrongful deeds and limited the scope of the dismissal. Read More » IN THE NEWS Black Eye December 13-19, 2013 \| Long Island Business News Federal judge: Garden City was discriminating on housing December 6, 2013 \| Newsday Judge Rules Garden City Broke Fair Housing Act December 6, 2013 \| Long Island Press Court rules Garden City violated Fair Housing Act December 6, 2013 \| FiOS1 Judge: Village's 2004 Zoning Ordinance Violated Fair Housing Act December 6, 2013 \| Garden City Patch Nassau cop Dolores Sharpe: My own department falsely arrested me December 5, 2013 \| Newsday LI policewoman claims she was falsely arrested December 5, 2013 \| Long Island Business News Black NY policewoman arrested by white officers says she was victim of racial bias December 5, 2013 \| Daily Journal (Franklin, IN) Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| WHAM (Rochester, NY) Long Island policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| Staten Island Advance Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| San Francisco Chronicle Arrested policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| Herkimer (NY) Telegram Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| Danbury (CT) Times Black NY policewoman arrested by white officers says she was victim of racial bias December 5, 2013 \| The Republic (Columbus, IN) Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| KTVU (Oakland, CA) Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| Seattle Post-Intelligencer Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| WCAX-TV (Burlington, VT) Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| FOX 5 Arrested NY policewoman claims racial bias December 5, 2013 \| Beaumont (TX) Enterprise Black cop says white colleagues arrested her knowing she was one of them December 5, 2013 \| The Raw Story Black Policewoman Allegedly Subjected to Racial Profiling by Colleagues December 5, 2013 \| The Root Black Police Officer Claims She Was Falsely Arrested by Two White Officers on Long Island December 5, 2013 \| Clutch Magazine Malicious Prosecution Suit Can Proceed December 5, 2013 \| Newsday
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