The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington

ENEWSLETTER: May 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 Happy Memorial Day to All of Our Friends! Malicious Prosecution of Shirley Woman Foiled by Dismissal of All Criminal Charges On or about September 22, 2012, at or about 10:50 pm, while in her residence located in Shirley, NY (County of Suffolk), Jessica Roger was accosted, harassed, assaulted, put in fear of her life and subjected to excessive force, assault, battery, cruel and unusual punishment, abuse and mistreatment by Police Officer Frank Santanello and other officers from the Suffolk County Police Department, all in violation of her civil rights. Read More » Decision Agrees with Lower Court Ruling That Village Willfully Violated Fair Housing Act by Discriminating against Minorities Who Wished to Find Housing There On March 24, 2016, Frederick K. Brewington, who was joined by the co-counsel Stanley J. Brown, Esq., Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP; and clients; Diane Goins and Lucas Sanchez of New York Communities for Change, held a press conference at his law firm to talk about and address issues related to the fact that the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently confirmed that the Village of Garden City in Long Island intentionally discriminated against minorities who sought to find housing in the village. Read More » IN THE NEWS Suffolk Woman Gets $1M Settlement in Wrongful Arrest Suit May 24, 2016 \| Newsday Housing Bias Outlasts Ruling in a Long Island Village April 23, 2016 \| The New York Times Court: Racially Biased Code Words Used in NY Housing Case Mar 24, 2016 \| Fios 1 News Racially Biased Code Words Used in NY Housing Case Mar 24, 2016 \| L.A. Watts Times Zoning Discrimination Ruling Against Garden City Affirmed Mar 23, 2016 \| Newsday Long Island Housing Bias Ruling Affirmed by 2nd Circ. Mar 23, 2016 \| Courthouse News Service Court: Racially Biased Code Words Used in NY Housing Case Mar 23, 2016 \| StarTribune Court: Racially Biased Code Words Used in NY Housing Case Mar 23, 2016 \| Salon
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