April 29, 2010. A lady convicted of traffic violations is challenging the very constitutionality of the Mayor’s Court that heard her case. Tammy Thomas has filed for a federal court injunction to stop the Middleport Mayor’s Court...
April 29, 2010. A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging the Cincinnati policy of using the Taser to stop nonviolent persons who are running. Plaintiff Keith Cockrell was suspected of jay walking when he was Tased in the back by Defendant...
April 29, 2009. A police K-9 deployed off leash attacked two women and a child in Cincinnati. The police dog was supposed to be looking for a lost article. The police procedure manual does not permit off lead deployment for this purpose. The...
A June 2010 civil rights trial is set for a Jackson County resident suing a deputy sheriff. On May 27, 2007, Shane Maynard was riding his ATV in rural Jackson County, Ohio. Sheriff Deputy Conley claims that he intended to warn Shane not to ride...
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones is famous for his opposition to undocumented workers. Now one of his victims has fought back and won $100,000.00! Luis Rodriguez was hanging drywall at a construction site in Butler County when Sheriff staff...
On April 14, 2010, an appeal was filed on behalf of City of Cincinnati workers and retirees challenging Judge Spiegel’s ruling in favor of Anthem Insurance. Through the appeal the plaintiffs hope to reinstate their claim for the $55,000,000...
On March 3, 2010 Federal Judge S. Arthur Spiegel ruled in favor of Anthem and the City and against the class of Cincinnati workers and retirees. He held that when Anthem demutualized in 2001, the $55,000,000 in demutualization proceeds properly...
Judge S. Arthur Spiegel has certified a class of approximately 2600 current and former City of Cincinnati workers. The members of the class claim that they were covered by certain Anthem Insurance policies and that the workers were entitled to...
Family of Tarika Wilson, woman shot and killed on 1/4/08 by Lima Ohio SWAT team, settles lawsuit against Sgt. Joseph Chavalia and Lima, Ohio. Settlement was for $2.5 million plus continuing work with the City on police reforms. Al Gerhardstein...
Al Gerhardstein and his daughter Jessica Gingold accomplished their goal of biking across the south for civil rights! Their trip from Mobile, Alabama to Cincinnati, Ohio traversed the path of the Underground Railroad to raise money for the Ohio...
It is an exciting time and significant changes in how systems and communities respond to youth in Ohio are on the horizon. We want to hear from professionals who work on juvenile justice issues and family and youth who have experienced the system...
Class action lawsuit against Hamilton County, Ohio Morgue for unauthorized photographs settles for $8 million. Read the Joint press release from Al Gerhardstein, Stan Chesley, and Hamilton County announcing the $8 million settlement. Click here...
