Publisher Challenges Censorship by Private Prison
Al and Adam Gerhardstein have filed a federal lawsuit against the private prison in Marion Ohio challenging censorship of legal and self-help books published by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC). Thirty-seven books have been blocked by the... Read More
Montgomery County Corrections Officer Sued for Excessive Force
Daryl Wallace has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit challenging Montgomery County and Corrections Officer Jerrid Campbell for Campbell’s vicious assault on Mr. Wallace in the Montgomery County Jail. On September 28, 2015, the hot water... Read More
Transgender Employee And Public Library Announce Settlement
(Cincinnati, OH, May 15, 2017) Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, along with Gerhardstein & Branch and the Law Office of Scott Knox, announce that they reached a settlement in Rachel Dovel v. The Public Library of Cincinnati and... Read More
MOM BREAKS SILENCE ABOUT HER SON’S SUICIDE #IAmGabe
Cincinnati, OH. May 12, 2017. The mother of Gabriel Taye breaks her silence this evening after the community’s outpouring of support. Cornelia Reynolds, in her own words, expresses her despair over her only child’s tragic death... Read More
Eight Year Old Boy Bullied Before He Committed Suicide
On January 26, 2017, Gabe Taye, a third grade student at Carson Elementary School in Cincinnati took his own life. We have been investigating his death for his mother, who needed to know what happened to her son. Our investigation revealed that... Read More
Tanisha Anderson Family Wins Settlement of $2.25 Million; Demand Reforms
Today the family of Tanisha Anderson has announced their settlement of claims against the City of Cleveland and two police officers for a total of $2.25 million but the family continues to demand reforms and a memorial, including. Establish... Read More
Women’s Med Center in Dayton to Stay Open
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Wiseman issued an Order yesterday that will allow the WMCD to remain open for business while WMCD appeals the Department of Health’s arbitrary and unlawful order shutting the clinic down. If the... Read More
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