New York City and State Agree to pay $6.7 million in settlements for Wrongful...
The City and State have agreed to pay $6.7 million to the widow of Israel Vasquez, who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for more than 12 years for a 1995 homicide. Mr. Vasquez was jointly...
View ArticleECBA attorneys represent the Public Advocate in an action to unseal grand...
ECBA on behalf of the New York City Public Advocate, Letitia James, filed an action to unseal grand jury materials related to the killing of Eric Garner by NYPD officers in Staten Island. On December...
View Article$3.5 Million Settlement for Rikers Island Plaintiffs
Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady (ECBA), together with The Legal Aid Society’s Prisoners’ Rights Project, has agreed to settle the individual claims for compensation for the named plaintiffs in...
View ArticleRacial Discrimination in Lending Case Settled
A lawsuit filed by ECBA alleging that M&T Bank discriminated on the basis of race and national origin in its lending practices has been resolved for $485,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees, plus...
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