ENEWSLETTER: March 2016
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
$4.7 million- Repeated verbal and physical assaults on Yemeni-American employee, while supervisor failed to protect employee and discipline the assailant
$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
AT THE FIRM
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Allows False Arrest Trial to Proceed
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently denied a motion for summary judgment and a denial of qualified immunity for a group of Nassau County police officers who were challenging accusations of false arrest and abuse of process. The court further allowed video evidence that showed the officers illegally evicting the plaintiff from the premises and using excessive force.
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Court Finds Unreasonable Search, Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process Against Lynbrook Village and Nassau County Police
The United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, denied a motion for summary judgment filed by the defendants Incorporated Village of Lynbrook and Nassau County Police Departments after four individuals — Georgette Sorrell, Juana Rosario, Machel Williams, and Donald Morency — were wrongfully arrested, detained and prosecuted after being falsely accused of robbery and assault.
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University at Albany Seeks Pound of Flesh and Disregards the Rights of Three African-American Female Students
It appears that the University at Albany must now be called the University of Injustice. Three young African-American women were charged criminally in the City of Albany Courts. And who was the arresting agency and the main proponent of the Criminal Charges? Their own University.
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Frederick K. Brewington Named to The Long Island Press’ Power List
The Long Island Press has named Frederick K. Brewington to its 13th Annual Power List. The list names the 50 most influential Long Islanders in their respective fields who raise significant social, legal and educational issues among Long Island residents.
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IN THE NEWS
Disciplinary Hearing Set for UAlbany Trio
March 8, 2016 | WNYT News Channel 13
UAlbany Students to Face Student Conduct Hearing on Wednesday
March 8, 2016 | WRGB (CBS Channel 6)
Attorney: UAlbany Disregards Rights of Students Accused in Bus Attack
March 7, 2016 | Time Warner Cable News
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