Case Results

Settlements and claims from the firm’s civil rights cases, with links to the news coverage of each.

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Results

Settlements and Claims

$925,000
Excessive force · Jersey City · 2022

Jersey City agreed to pay $925,000 to Jonathan Sanders, who was punched by police. He had sued the city in federal court alleging his civil rights were violated.

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$132,500
Excessive force · Paterson · 2023

Paterson agreed to pay $132,500 to settle claims that officers used excessive force during an arrest and pepper-sprayed people watching. Joel Silberman represented Jerel Wilkins and the women who were pepper-sprayed.

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Notice of claim
Police shooting · Bayonne · 2023

Joel Silberman filed a notice of claim with Bayonne for Kelvin Ortiz, who was shot in the face by Bayonne police officers.

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Tort claim
Student threatened with a gun · Bayonne · 2018

Joel Silberman filed a notice of tort claim for a Bayonne High School student whose varsity hockey coach allegedly pointed a gun at him.

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Results depend on the facts of each case. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Every Case Is Different

What These Cases Have in Common

Each of these cases began with a free consultation and a careful look at the evidence: video, medical records, police reports and witnesses. Claims against a town or police department in New Jersey have strict deadlines, so the work starts early.

Read more about the claims behind these results: excessive force, claims against the town and wrongful death, or see the Bayonne police brutality cases.

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