Joint Statement on Settlement of Samantha Ramsey Civil Lawsuit
On December 6, 2016, the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Samantha Ramsey against Boone County relating to her death on April 26, 2014 was settled by an agreement between the parties. The terms of the settlement include a payment of $3.5... Read More
Transgender Woman Sues the Public Library and Anthem To Stop Discrimination
Rachel Dovel has worked at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County for over 10 years. Although given the gender of male at birth, she identifies as a woman. In 2015 she told her co-workers and supervisors she was transitioning her... Read More
Husband and Wife Sue Boone County Sheriff Deputies for False Arrests
Melissa and Donald Covington have sued Deputy Tyler Brockman, the Boone County Sheriff, and other Sheriff deputies for falsely arresting the Covingtons at their own home. On February 26, 2016, the Covington’s were having a normal night at... Read More
Tanisha Anderson Family Files for Judgment Against Officers and Cleveland; Seeks Training on Positional Asphyxia Before RNC
Cleveland, July 11, 2016. Today the family of Tanisha Anderson has filed a motion seeking summary judgment against Cleveland Police Officers Scott Aldridge and Bryan Myers and the City of Cleveland. The family has also filed an expert report... Read More
The Book, Love Wins, The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality is Out!!!
The Book is out! Love Wins, The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality, the book about Marriage Equality and the role Al Gerhardstein and our firm played in the case is on bookstands now! Want your very own signed... Read More
Sixth Circuit Returns Cleveland “I Can’t Breathe “Case for Trial
The family of Rodney Brown will finally get its day in court. Rodney was stopped for an alleged traffic violation on New Years Eve 2010 by Cleveland police officers, tased in the chest, ignored while dying in the police cruiser and was... Read More
Victory for Judge Tracie Hunter
Jennifer Branch and H. Louis Sirkin of Santen & Hughes were prepared to defend Judge Tracie Hunter in the six week trial when the State unexpectedly dismissed the charges. Branch and Sirkin, a distinguished criminal defense and First... Read More
Dubose Family and the University of Cincinnati Reach Settlement Worth 5.3 Million and Participation in Police Reforms
The family of Samuel DuBose has settled its civil rights and wrongful death claims with the University of Cincinnati. Value of settlement is $5.3 million. This includes compensation of $4.85 million plus $500 thousand worth of tuition and fee... Read More
DYS Consent Decree to End; Reforms in Place
Columbus, Ohio. On December 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., United States District Court Judge Algenon Marbley will have a hearing to determine if court supervision of reforms at the Ohio Department of Youth Services should be terminated. Plaintiffs... Read More
Marriage Equality Legal Team Awarded $1.3 Million in Attorney Fees
November 3, 2015. Ten lawyers from five law firms spent well over 3,000 hours on three lawsuits to establish marriage equality in Ohio. In the cases of Obergefell v. Hodges, Henry v. Hodges, and Gibson v. Hodges, the legal team, which included... Read More
Painesville Tasing Case Settles for $2.25 Million and Improved Policing
Painesville, Ohio, October 20, 2015. A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit challenging as excessive force the tasing of David Nall in his Painesville, Ohio apartment on June 26, 2010. Mr. Nall suffered severe brain injury and will need... Read More
Gerhardstein Joins Legal Team Representing DuBose Family
Al Gerhardstein and the firm of Gerhardstein & Branch have agreed to join with lead attorney Mark O’Mara of the O’Mara Law Group and Michael Wright of the Cochran Firm in the representation of the family of Samuel DuBose. They... Read More