Cincinnati. August 11, 2014. Today the family of Gary Roell, Sr. filed a federal civil rights and wrongful death suit alleging that Hamilton County deputies unreasonably tased and fought with Mr. Roell, who suffered from mental illness and was...
Cincinnati, August 6th, 2014 – The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard three hours of arguments on appeals from district court decisions declaring bans on marriages between same-sex couples unconstitutional in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and...
Cincinnati, June 26, 2014. The family of Corey McGinnis has resolved its civil rights and wrongful death lawsuit against the City of North College Hill, Ohio. Corey died after he was tased in the chest on June 26, 2012. The family has resolved...
Saturday, May 31, 2014. For the first year ever, Gerhardstein & Branch Co. LPA marched in the Cincinnati Pride Parade. The firm was joined by Newman & Meeks Co., LPA and many of the plaintiffs in the three pending cases attacking...
Cincinnati, Ohio: April 30, 2014: Six same-sex couples filed a lawsuit in federal court today seeking the right to marry in Ohio. Earlier this month, federal judge Timothy Black ordered Ohio to recognize marriages between same-sex couples...
Cincinnati, Ohio April 20, 2014. Al Gerhardstein appeared on WKRC Channel 12 Newsmakers program to discuss Gerhardstein & Branch’s litigation to end Ohio’s ban on marriages between same-sex couples.
Cleveland, Ohio. March 7, 2014. A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed today against Richland County jail officials who failed to treat Corey Tolar’s heroin withdrawal which resulted in his death on September 29, 2012. The lawsuit...
Columbus, Ohio January 29, 2014 “A case arising from the application of a Perry Township, Ohio Taser policy and Matthew Hook, a fleeing property crime suspect, has been resolved. On August 8, 2010, Matthew Hook was wanted for property...
On July 26, 2010, David Nall was tased in his apartment by a Painesville, Ohio police officer. He is now brain damaged for life. On January 13, 2014, federal judge Lesley Wells ruled that his claim of excessive force may go to trial. Her...
Cincinnati, Ohio April 16, 2014. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Black ruled today that Ohio must issue birth certificates to four Ohio children – three soon to be born – listing both of their same-sex married parents. Judge...
Cincinnati, Ohio April 14, 2014. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Black ruled today that Ohio’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages from other states is unconstitutional and such marriages must be recognized under the law for all...
Cincinnati, Ohio, April 4, 2014 – After oral arguments in Henry et al., v. Wymyslo et al., Federal Judge Timothy Black of the Southern District of Ohio announced from the bench that he will issue a written decision on or before April 14...
