Named in 7 known lawsuits, $2,377,001 total settlements.
360 Lounge, Llc, et al. vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV04590,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 23, 2016, ended December 28, 2018
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: After several officers were arrested and charged with accepting bribes for notifying club owners about police raids, the club owners in the community allege that Bratton intimidated witnesses into not cooperating with the investigation, engaged in aggressive policing tactics, and all around illegally searched, seized, and intimidated their clubs on multiple occasions.
Rehman, Zaka vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV03644,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 23, 2016, ended September 8, 2017
Zero Disposition
Li, Qing You vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 16CV00174,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, March 7, 2016
Complaint
Description: Plaintiff, who is legally blind and speaks limited English, got into an altercation with someone on the street after accidentally walking into his dog's leash. The individuals assaulted Plaintiff and Police officers arrived on the scene, searched Plaintiff, took his phone, and did not call a translator. Plaintiff was arrested, brought to the 109th Precinct, and released with a DAT. Plaintiff tried to bring an interpreter back to file charges against the individuals and was ignored multiple times.
Li, Ying vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 15CV01599,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 2, 2015, ended April 11, 2019
$722,001 Settlement
Complaint,
First Amended Complaint
Description: Defendant Officers were called to the hospital on suspected child abuse after Plaintiff's daughter was hospitalized. For almost 24 hours, Plaintiff and her husband were subjected to multiple interrogations, searches of their home by three separate squads, and forensic interrogations. Defendants falsely concluded that the child died of Shaken Baby Syndrome and charged both Plaintiff and her husband with Manslaughter in the First Degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Plaintiff's husband was convicted of reckless manslaughter and the charges against her were dismissed. Plaintiff alleges she was prosecuted to put pressure on her husband to plead guilty. As a result, Plaintiff, who gave birth to anothe...
Dufort, Ryan vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 12CV02283,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, July 18, 2012, ended February 15, 2018
$1,500,000 Settlement
Straker, Glyne A. and Rowe-Straker, Annmarie vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 006845/2011,
Supreme Court - Queens, March 29, 2011, ended April 10, 2014
$155,000 Settlement
Liang, Gary vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 10CV03089,
U.S. District Court - Eastern District NY, August 23, 2010, ended April 20, 2019
Zero Disposition