The family of slain Staten Island man Eric Garner received a $1 million settlement from the area hospital that dispatched paramedics to the scene of his fatal encounter with police. In court documents obtained by the Associated Press, the details of the settlement were initially confidential and not part of an earlier settlement the family […]

The Rubenstein and Rynecki law firm says it deserves a share of the $2.3 million in attorneys' fees.

It’s not the justice that Eric Garner’s family was seeking, but $5.9 million dollars will go a long in helping to provide for the family, which is all Eric Garner was trying to do when he was choked to death by Staten Island police officers a year ago. Though the incident was ruled a homicide, […]