Category Archives: Police Brutality

• Felonies Possible For Police Officers Involved In Death Of Derek Williams

  • Posted On: January 21, 2013
  • By: Samster, Konkel & Safran SC

  As previously reported on this Blog here, Derek Williams died in Milwaukee Police Department (“MPD”) custody back in July 2011. After the MPD failed to discipline the police officers who ignored Mr. Williams’ pleas for help as he struggled to breathe and lost consciousness in the back of an MPD squad car, and after the… Read More »

  • Posted in Civil Rights, Police Brutality, Wrongful Death
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• To Serve, Protect…and Abuse?

  • Posted On: January 21, 2013
  • By: Samster, Konkel & Safran SC

  Police are supposed to protect us. And most officers do. But every now and then, a law enforcement agent abuses his or her power and severely injures or kills a suspect. Police brutality is a serious problem. If you are the victim of excessive force, you deserve justice. Following are a few of the top… Read More »

  • Posted in Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Police Brutality
  • Tagged civil rights, law enforcement, police brutality, Wisconsin civil rights attorneys
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• Court Dismisses Suit By Milwaukee County Jail Inmate

  • Posted On: January 9, 2013
  • By: Samster, Konkel & Safran SC

  An inmate of the Milwaukee County Jail sued the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office claiming that he was denied the right to vote. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the inmate was not allowed to vote because he never completed the necessary paperwork. The inmate’s lawsuit was dismissed because he failed to pay the filing fee for… Read More »

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