ACLU PRESS RELEASE: Published on American Civil Liberties Union (https://www.aclu.org) ACLU to Defend Religious Freedom in Landmark Supreme Court Case [1] June 7, 2021 WASHINGTON — In what will likely be a landmark court decision concerning religious freedoms...
Just Don’t: Nike Retail Services Loses Motion to Dismiss and is Sued Again for Racism at its Flagship Santa Monica Promenade Store. Judge Denies Nike, Inc.’s Attempt to Evade Liability and Allows Plaintiffs to Bring Them into Case.
Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai attorneys Dan Stormer, Barbara Hadsell, and David Clay Washington represent former Team USA Track Star, College Basketball Hall-of-Famer and Business Owner Joel Stallworth, as well as his spouse, CPA TaMiya Dickerson, and their young...
Protestor Benjamin Montemayor Files Excessive Force Lawsuit — Challenges LAPD’s Use of Force Review Board Decision That Shooting Him In the Groin was Within Policy
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-04-12/protester-shot-in-testicles-with-lapd-projectile-files-excessive-force-lawsuit See also:...
CBS Interviews Benjamin Montemayor and HSRD Attorney Shaleen Shanbhag About Summer Protest Incident — LAPD Officers to Face Disciplinary Hearing for Shooting Montemayor in the Groin
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/05/13/2-lapd-officers-face-disciplinary-hearings-after-firing-less-than-lethal-projectiles-at-2-protesters-last-summer/ See also:...
Brian Olney of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP, Interviewed by Washington Post Re: Lawsuit Against LAPD for Violent Arrest During Traffic Stop
Attorney Olney commented about clients Shibani Balsaver and Sheilanee Sen, “Frankly, they are fortunate that no one got shot.” WashingtonPost https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/10/women-sue-lapd-violent-uhaul-arrest See also:...
HSRD attorney Shaleen Shanbhag quoted in Guardian article “Body-cam video could help curb LAPD abuses…if they actually let you see it”
Guardian article: BodyCam https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/07/los-angeles-police-body-camera-footage-lawsuits See also:...
Hadsell Stormer Partner Brian Olney Interviewed by CBS, LA Times on Case Challenging LAPD’s Violent Traffic Stop Tactics
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/05/03/women-sue-lapd-alleging-officers-wrongfully-targeted-them/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-sued-officers-handcuff-gunpoint-traffic-stop/...
A Knee in the Neck and a Gun in the Face on Moving Day – HSRD Attorneys Sue the LAPD on Behalf of Two Women for Violent Tactics During Traffic Stop
Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai partners Brian Olney and Dan Stormer represent Shibani Balsaver and Sheilanee Sen, two young women of South Asian descent, in a lawsuit against the LAPD and its officers filed March 16, 2021 in federal court. Ms. Balsaver and Ms. Sen...
Benjamin Montemayor, Shot in Testicles with a Hard-Foam Projectile While Peacefully Protesting, Sues LAPD for Excessive Force
Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai partners Dan Stormer, Barbara Hadsell, and Shaleen Shanbhag filed the lawsuit on Montemayor’s behalf, Monday, April 12, 2021 in federal court. The complaint cites three recent “after-action reports” detailing the LAPD’s inadequate...
As COVID-19 Spikes in LA County Jails, Cullors Team Calls on New DA Gascón to Prioritize Jail Releases
In a December 14 LA Times op ed, Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai attorney Theresa Zhen and ACLU National Prison Project attorney Eric Balaban assert that reducing the jail population is a “matter of life or death for thousands” and urge Gascón to take action. Zhen...
