$600,000 AWARDED IN BEATING BY FOREST RANGER
A former U.S. Forest Service ranger was ordered this week to pay a disabled Afghanistan war veteran and another man almost $600,000 after a federal judge ruled that the ranger violated their civil rights by using excessive force during their 2014 arrests at the Juan Tomas campground in the mountains east of Albuquerque.
CIVIL RIGHTS/GENDER AND RACE DISCRIMINATION REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Hostile working environment, gender discrimination, and retaliation resulting in demotion. The case settled for approximately $160,000 and other benefits.
PERSONAL INJURY AND NEGLIGENCE REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Personal injury resulting in traumatic brain injury from a motorcycle crash. Case settled for approximately $750,000. The jury awarded a verdict of approximately $385,000 against the State of New Mexico Department Transportation.
CIVIL RIGHTS/POLICE BRUTALITY/POLICE MISCONDUCT REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Court of Appeals sides with UNM, professors on student’s free speech lawsuit
http://krqe.com/2017/03/31/court-of-appeals-sides-with-unm-professors-on-students-free-speech-lawsuit/
New Mexico State Police slow to release officer-involved shooting videos.
http://krqe.com/2016/10/19/new-mexico-state-police-slow-to-release-officer-involved-shooting-videos/
PRISON ASSAULT REPRESENTATIVE CASES
We have achieved hundreds of thousands of dollars in numerous cases where women were wrongfully assaulted while in custody.
CIVIL LITIGATION REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Civil racketeering case involving commercial fraud. The case settled for over $1,500,000.
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Catastrophic, unexpected birth event with child having significant neuromuscular impairment. A substantial settlement was achieved for the child.
