Wrongfully imprisoned for 24 years, Adam Gray spent much of his youth and most of his adulthood in maximum security prison due to Chicago police misconduct CHICAGO – After a nearly three-decade quest for justice, Adam Gray, who was framed for arson just a few weeks after turning age 14, was awarded $27 million today… Read More
In 1982 Victor Rosario injured himself trying to save residents from a burning building. Rather than acknowledge his heroism, Lowell police falsified evidence and coerced a false confession to convict him of arson and murder. After more than 3 decades of wrongful imprisonment, Rosario’s nightmare is finally at an end. LOWELL, MA – Last night,… Read More
Congratulations to attorney Mark Loevy-Reyes for his recognition as a 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly! Mark led the trial team responsible for one of the largest wrongful conviction verdicts in U.S. history: in October 2022, a Massachusetts jury awarded $33 million to our client Frederick Weichel for his wrongful conviction, ruling… Read More
In the first biometric privacy case to go to trial in Illinois, a jury ruled on October 12, 2022 that BNSF Railway violated the privacy rights of 45,600 truck drivers, with damages entered against BNSF totaling $228 million (each to receive $5k). Lead plaintiff Richard Rogers, representing 45,600 truck drivers, sued BNSF after they violated… Read More
Largest Civil Rights Settlement in Ohio History Rickey Jackson Spent Nearly 4 Decades in Prison Due to Frame-Up by Cleveland Police CLEVELAND – After spending nearly 40 years wrongly imprisoned—one of the longest incarcerations of any exoneree in U.S. history–this morning Rickey Jackson and his co-plaintiffs, Kwame Ajamu and Wiley Bridgeman, announced an $18 million… Read More
Jacques Rivera spent 21 years wrongfully imprisoned after he was framed by notorious Chicago Detective Reynaldo Guevara. Jacques Rivera hunched forward at the courtroom table Friday and pressed his forehead to the fingertips of his folded hands, whispering a prayer as the jury filed in. When the verdict was read — more than $17 million… Read More
It was a stunning achievement. At one stroke, on November 16th, 15 men falsely accused and convicted of serious crimes had their convictions overturned when mounting and overwhelming evidence demonstrated that their police accusers were themselves criminals who engaged in the serious crimes of framing these men. Later that night, seven alleged corrupt cops were… Read More
In one of the highest awards of its type in U.S. history, a 12-member federal jury today following a month-long trial found the City of Chicago and its current and former police officers liable for $22 million in compensatory damages and $40,000 in punitive damages. Fields spent the majority of his 18 years in prison… Read More
Cleveland slammed by judge for evading responsibility for 2013 award, upping the ante to $14.6M David Ayers spent 11-1/2 years in prison for a murder he did not commit; Police reports suggest arrest was motivated by anti-gay animus CLEVELAND – A judge ruled this morning that the City of Cleveland cannot evade financial responsibility for… Read More
Rodell Sanders Wins $15 Million for 20+ Wrongful Years Behind Bars A federal judge this morning approved one of the largest-ever individual wrongful convictions settlements in Illinois history. Rodell Sanders spent more than 20 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, for which there was no physical evidence linking him to the… Read More
