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PRESS RELEASE: Pickneyville Prisoner Denied Surgery is Awarded $5 Million by Federal Jury
Antonio Hunter spent years dealing with a painful, embarrassing, and dangerous medical problem while the corporate executives who control healthcare at Pickneyville Correctional denied him surgery. EAST ST. LOUIS, Il. — Yesterday afternoon, after four days of emotional testimony, an eight-person federal jury voted to award Antonio Hunter $5 million in damages for the years
PRESS STATEMENT: Natale Cosenza on the Settlement of His Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Against the City of Worcester
Natale Cosenza spent 16 years wrongfully imprisoned for a 2000 home invasion, after Worcester police officers gave false testimony and manipulated the victim into falsely identifying Mr. Cosenza as her attacker. His conviction was overturned in 2016. Mr. Cosenza sued Worcester and the Worcester detectives whose misconduct led to his wrongful conviction. In 2022, a
Camila de la Vega
Camila de la Vega recently joined Loevy after completing her LL.M. at Chicago-Kent College of Law, where she focused on U.S. International and Transnational Law. Originally from the U.S. but raised in Mexico, she’s a licensed attorney in Mexico with experience spanning public policy, human rights, and regulatory work. She’s worked with institutions ranging from
PRESS RELEASE: Journalist Maya Lau, Who Exposed L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Misconduct, Sues Former Sheriff For His Unlawful Retaliation
Lawsuit alleges the former L.A. County Sheriff launched an unlawful criminal investigation of Lau in retaliation for her LA Times coverage of Sheriff’s deputies with histories of dishonesty and other misconduct. LOS ANGELES – Today, attorneys for investigative journalist Maya Lau filed a federal lawsuit on her behalf in the U.S. District Court for the
Chicago to Pay $48 Million to Three Men Wrongfully Convicted of Arson in 1986
On May 21, 2025, the Chicago City Council approved the settlement of three wrongful conviction lawsuits brought by John Galvan, Arthur Almendarez, and Francisco Nanez. All three men were convicted of arson, in connection with a 1986 fire at 2604 24th Place in Chicago that claimed the lives of two individuals. The three men were
PRESS RELEASE: Danyale Gill, Framed at 18 for a Shooting, Sues Portland Police Over His Wrongful Conviction
PORTLAND, Or. — Today, attorneys for Danyale Gill filed a federal lawsuit on his behalf against the City of Portland and several members of the Portland Police Bureau. The lawsuit alleges that the police knowingly framed Mr. Gill for a crime he had nothing to do with. Gill spent more than a decade in prison
PRESS RELEASE: Family of Mother Who Died in Waseca Prison Files Federal Lawsuit
The Bureau of Prisons removed Starsha Silva, a mother of four from Hawaii, from the hospital after doctors said she needed emergency open-heart surgery; she died in prison three weeks later. MINNEAPOLIS — The Federal Correctional Institution at Waseca (FCI Waseca), in the southern part of Minnesota, is a low-security prison for women offenders. Starsha
PRESS RELEASE: After Fourteen Years of Legal Battle, Honolulu Agrees to Pay Man Falsely Accused of Drug Trafficking $2.1 Million
HONOLULU — In 2019, Sefo Fatai filed a lawsuit against the City of Honolulu and several officers of its police department, alleging wrongdoing concerning Mr. Fatai’s 2011 arrest and subsequent prosecution for drug crimes he steadfastly maintains he did not commit, and for which he was never convicted. Yesterday, Mr. Fatai’s lawsuit was dismissed, with
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