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 […]
Bobby Brown and his wife Alicia Etheredge are reportedly expecting a new bundle of joy. According to a close source Etheredge, who tied the knot with Brown back in 2012, is carrying the couple’s third child.
The manslaughter conviction of a Brooklyn woman was overturned Tuesday after the borough’s district attorney’s office investigating the crooked ex-NYPD cop behind her arrest saw issues with the case. Vanessa Gathers has been free from prison since 2007 but the conviction that once marred her record is no more, according to a CBS New York […]
About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.
In a major step in the aftermath of Eric Garner's death, which touched off a nationwide movement against police brutality, federal prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury on Wednesday, reports The New York Times.
If found guilty, 28-year-old police officer Peter Liang could face up to 15 years behind bars.
A federal jury on Wednesday awarded a Black New York Police officer $15 million after he was beaten and had his hand fractured by fellow officers at his Queens home in 2010, reports the New York Daily News.
The Rubenstein and Rynecki law firm says it deserves a share of the $2.3 million in attorneys' fees.
Prosecutors used the testimony to further prove that Liang was too busy worrying about his job to help save Gurley.
Alan Newton spent years in a legal battle with the city after he was released from jail in 2006, the NY Daily News reports.
Trayon Christian won a settlement with the state of New York after being "stopped and frisked" for purchasing an expensive belt.
Officer Peter Liang, the Asian rookie NYPD cop who is accused of shooting and killing Black unarmed Brooklyn man Akai Gurley, has opted to have his case heard by a jury. As the selection of the jury is still days away, testimony was heard today in court regarding evidence and statements made by Liang after […]
