In a September 18, 2018 exposé, Al Jazeera reported that the Long Beach Police Department had equipped 145 police-issued phones with TigerConnect, aka Tiger Text. The texting app, first installed in 2014, was designed to erase messages after a set period of time and render them irretrievable.
Class Action Suing Phoenix Police for Violent and Dangerous Treatment of Peaceful Protesters During Anti-Trump Rally
Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP's Dan Stormer, Joshua Piovia-Scott and Cindy Pánuco, together with the ACLU of Arizona and Phoenix-based civil rights attorney Dan Pochoda filed a class action lawsuit today against the City of Phoenix, Chief of Phoenix Police Jeri Williams, and a number of Phoenix police officers for violating the rights of thousands of peaceful anti-Trump protesters who were gathered during and after a rally the president held on August 22, 2017, at the Phoenix Convention Center. Without warning, the Phoenix Police Department fired more than 590 rounds of pepper bullets, tear gas canisters and other dangerous projectiles at peaceful protestors, including children, elderly people, people with disabilities and pregnant women. The suit was filed on behalf of the community organizations Puente and Poder in Action and four individuals who will represent a class of people whose First Amendment protected viewpoints critical of the president were violently suppressed by Phoenix police. "It took Phoenix police 30 minutes from the time they started unlawfully shooting at protesters to issue a dispersal order. Even as protestors ran away from the attack, officers continued firing projectiles into the crowds," said Cindy Pánuco, an attorney with Hadsell Stormer Renick LLP, co-counsel for the plaintiffs. "Protestors wanted to convey the message that the racist and anti-immigrant policies of the Trump administration must end. The Phoenix Police Department used violence to stop this message from being conveyed, injuring hundreds of people in the process."
LA City Council Approves $1.95 Million Settlement in Charly "Africa" Keunang Case
Tuesday, August 21, in a 12-2 vote, the LA City Council approved a $1.95 million settlement with the family of Charly "Africa" Keunang. The two dissenters both had ties to the LAPD. A proposed settlement agreement was reached in federal court on May 10, after a jury held two LAPD officers liable in the March 2015 Skid Row shooting death of Mr. Keunang, a mentally ill, unarmed, homeless man. HSR attorneys Joshua Piovia-Scott, Dan Stormer, and Shaleen Shanbhag represented Mr. Keunang's family in their claim that police escalated the confrontation with Mr. Keunang, which led to his death. The settlement monies will go to Mr. Keunang's parents Heleine Tchayou and Isaac Keunang, and to his sister Line Marquise Foming.
Feras Morad Federal Trial to Wrap Up Wednesday, July 11th
HSR attorneys Dan Stormer, Joshua Piovia-Scott and Brian Olney represent the family of Feras Morad, an unarmed man who was shot and killed by a Long Beach police officer on May 27, 2015. Experts and eyewitnesses have testified over the course of the 2-week trial that the shooting was unjustified and unnecessary.
HSR Partner Cornelia Dai to Speak at the CLA 8th Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Conference on July 12, 2018
On Thursday, July 12, 2018, Cornelia Dai will be speaking at the CA Lawyers Association Labor & Employment Law Section's 8th Annual Advanced Wage and Hour Conference in Los Angeles. The one-day conference will cover "what's new, what works, and what does not in the wage case you are litigating." Cornelia Dai will provide the plaintiff's perspective on the recent cases and developments in wage and hour law. To find out more go to http://calawyers.org/LaborEmployment
Kudos to HSR's Rising Star Attorneys
It's our great pleasure to announce that HSR partner Cindy Panuco and associate attorneys Nancy Hanna and Brian Olney have been chosen as Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Stars for 2018!
"Your loved one dies. The prison leaves a voicemail," Sacramento Bee, June 22, 2018 - HSR Clients' Experience Highlighted in Article About Family Death Notifications
When a loved one dies in a CDCR prison, families are often notified in a callous manner --- days after the death, through a short and poorly worded letter or phone call - leaving family members traumatized.
HSR Attorneys to Represent Family of Feras Morad in Federal Court, Tuesday June 26th
On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, HSR attorneys Dan Stormer, Josh Piovia-Scott, and Brian Olney will go to trial in federal court in Los Angeles, representing the family of Feras Morad. Feras was a 20-year old national debate champion who had just accepted a full scholarship to attend Cal State Long Beach. On May 27, 2015, Feras fell through a second story window and sustained injuries. Several Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene to render aid to the unarmed Feras. They were prevented from doing so, however, by a Long Beach police officer who arrived moments later. This officer ignored the firefighters' offer to help, refused to wait for backup, repeatedly tased Feras, and then shot him dead in front of numerous eyewitnesses, several of whom had pleaded with the officer not to shoot. This case seeks to hold to account the officer and City for this brazen, unnecessary, and unjustified killing.
HSR and ACLU Obtain Settlement on Behalf of Muslim Women Ejected From Urth Caffe
ACLU of Southern California
Press Release: June 14, 2018
HSR Attorney Dan Stormer Weighs in on $100 Million Maternity Discrimination Class Action Suit
HSR Attorney Dan Stormer Weighs in on $100 Million Maternity Discrimination Class Action Suit
