News and Decisions

The following is a sample of Leventhal & Klein cases recently decided by the courts and covered by the local media. Click a link to view the coverage.

MEDIA COVERAGE

Halloween Terror Cop Under Arrest (Staten Island Advance)

New Rap vs. "Kid-Dump" Cop (NY Post)

Staten Island cop bragged of being a gangsta on MySpace (NY Daily News)

Vigilante S.I. Cops Get Busted (NY Post)

Staten Island cops charged for stripping, stranding boy on Halloween (NY Daily News)

Jury Deadlocks on Lewd Photo Charges Against Cops (ABC 7 Online)

Wheelchair Suit vs. City Jailers (New York Daily News)

Judge Permits Injured Convict’s Lawsuit (Staten Island Advance)

Prisoner’s Claim of Deficient Police Training Goes Forward (New York Law Journal)

Leventhal & Klein Helping More Victims Fight Police Misconduct With New Web Site (Press Release)


NOTABLE DECISIONS

Hairston vs. Lamarche (Federal Court Decision)

Sayers vs. City of New York (Federal Court Decision)

Salerno v. The City University of New York (New York State Court of Claims)