District Court Holds Public University Professor Does Not Have a Constitutional Right to Discriminate Against Transgender Students
CINCINNATI, OH — Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Susan J. Dlott dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by Professor Nicholas Meriwether against Shawnee State University. Meriwether claimed that Shawnee State violated his alleged First Amendment rights... Read More
Louisville Metro Settles with Wicker Family for $1.25 Million
The Family of Darnell Wicker has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in a case where they challenged the fatal shooting of Darnell Wicker by LMPD officers. Darnell was holding a tree pruning saw on August 8, 2016 when he was shot in the doorway... Read More
Judge Rules Kyle Plush Case Will Proceed
January 22, 2020. Today Judge Robert Ruehlman denied the motion to dismiss the Plush family’s lawsuit against the City of Cincinnati and the two 9-1-1 call takers and police officers who recklessly failed to rescue Kyle after he called... Read More
Anthony Lemons Declared Wrongfully Imprisoned Person – Can seek compensation for 17 years 10 months in prison
On October 11, 2019 Anthony Lemons was declared a Wrongfully Imprisoned person by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Daniel Gaul. He is now able to file for compensation for the time he wrongfully spent in prison. Anthony Lemons was convicted... Read More
JUSTICE FOR JOE: JOSEPH GUGLIELMO AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY REACH SETTLEMENT
JOSEPH GUGLIELMO AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY REACH SETTLEMENT Joseph Guglielmo has settled his claims against Montgomery County (Ohio) and employees of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office for $5,600,000.00. The case was pending in U.S. District... Read More
PARENTS OF KYLE PLUSH FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF CINCINNATI AND PRESENT FORENSIC REVIEW OF MISHANDLED 9-1-1 CALLS
Cincinnati, Ohio. The family of Kyle Plush has filed a wrongful death suit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. The suit details a deteriorating Cincinnati 9-1-1 program in the months leading up to Kyle’s death on April 10... Read More
Ohio Abortion Ban Struck Down
On July 3, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Barrett stopped Ohio’s six week abortion ban from taking effect. Judge Barrett held “Plaintiffs are certain to succeed on the merits of their claim that SB 23 is unconstitutional on its... Read More
Federal Court Strikes Down Ohio Ban on Second Trimester Abortions
Cincinnati, OH, April 19, 2019. Last night U.S. District Court Judge Michael R. Barrett granted an injunction in favor of Planned Parenthood and Women’s Med Center of Dayton in their latest legal challenge to protect Ohio woman accessing safe... Read More
9 inmates sue a Kentucky jailer, alleging sexual abuse
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Read MoreFormer Law Clerk Elected as Colorado Attorney General
Gerhardstein & Branch sends a hearty congratulations to Phil Weiser, who was elected the new Colorado Attorney General on Tuesday. Phil Weiser worked as a law clerk for Gerhardstein & Branch in the early 1990s during one of his summers... Read More
GOWDY FAMILY ACCEPTS $240,000 FOR TASING OF 11-YEAR-OLD; SEEKS REFORM
Cincinnati, Ohio: The Gowdy family has accepted $240,000 to settle the claim of excessive force by 11-year-old Donesha Gowdy and the claim of her sister who witnessed the tasing by a Cincinnati police officer working at a local retailer on... Read More
Tyler Brockman False Arrest Case Settled
BOONE COUNTY, KENTUCKY. The lawsuit filed by Melissa and Donald Covington against Boone County Deputies Wesley Mackey and Tyler Brockman has been settled for $99,000. Mr. and Ms. Covington alleged they were falsely arrested on their front porch... Read More