State appeals $427K in damages and attorney fees awarded in case of N.J. State Police excessive force
State appeals $427K in damages and attorney fees awarded in case of N.J. State Police excessive force
State appeals $427K in damages and attorney fees awarded in case of N.J. State Police excessive force
By Christopher Baxter/The Star-Ledger, August 02, 2013 at 1:29 PM
"The potential resolution could have saved taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars," Hamlin said. "But by not looking at this case objectively, they’ve now cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars more." ...MORE...
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HHR Wins Case Against State Trooper
Law Firm of Hunt Hamlin & Ridley Awarded $371,930.50 in Case Against NJ State Trooper
Allen Bass v. State Police Trooper Gerald Dellagiacoma - Jury Verdict for Excessive Force $55,000.00 ($45,000 in compensatory damages and $10,000.00 in punitive damages)
The Honorable Katharine S. Hayden of the United States Federal District Court, recently awarded $371,930.50 in Attorneys Fees to the firm of Hunt, Hamlin & Ridley as a result of their handling of the above mentioned case in a trial in January of this ...
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HHR on Fox 5 TV
"Hunt, Hamlin & Ridley Associate Navarro Gray, comments on behalf of client and potential issues that may arise from bike rider providing commentary regarding the Biker and Range Rover Incident in NYC. View report on Fox 5 News"
http://www.myfoxny.com/video?clipId=9388311&autostart=true
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18 months probation for Jersey City council candidate ensnared in corruption sweep
18 months probation for Jersey City council candidate ensnared in corruption sweep
Ray Hamlin, Serrano's attorney, said today she planned to petition the Jersey City school district to get her old job back. District spokeswoman Maryann Dickar declined to comment...more...
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Paterson Man Accused of Trying To Kill 2 Cops Is Acquitted
Paterson man accused of trying to kill 2 cops is acquitted
Tuesday August 13, 2013, 4:46 PM, BY JOHN PETRICK, STAFF WRITER, The Record
A jury acquitted a Paterson man Tuesday of trying to kill two city police officers who, prosecutors say, were fired at while chasing a suspect after seeing him rob someone at gunpoint.
Quashon Kearney broke down in tears as co-defense counsel Kenyatta Stewart, of Newark, put his arm around him after the jury foreman announced the “not guilty” verdict on ...
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Jury awards $55,000 to man beaten by N.J. State Police trooper
TRENTON — A federal jury has awarded an Irvington man $55,000 in damages after finding a State Police trooper violated his civil rights by using excessive force against him four years ago.
Allen Bass, 50, sued Trooper Gerald Dellagicoma and others in 2009, claiming they punched and kicked him multiple times, causing him to urinate on himself, after he complied with their commands to get off his bicycle at Ellis Avenue and Clinton Avenue in Irvington a year earlier.
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Cowboys fan draws probation for stun-gun use at Jets-Dallas game
Gray said McKelvey and MetLife Stadium are named as defendants in a federal lawsuit filed by a victim in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. McKelvey suffered a concussion and broken nose during the scuffle, Gray said; he is considering filing a counter complaint, in part for MetLife’s failure to ensure fans’ safety, according to Raymond Hamlin, another lawyer for McKelvey.
Hamlin said MetLife, like football stadiums around the country, encourages conduct from fans that borders on the fanatic. The altercation last September ...
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