Estate of Ramarley Graham et al v. City of New York
NYPD officer chased 18 yr. old down to his apartment, shot and killed him in front of grandmother and little brother. Survived by parents, grandmother, younger brother.
Southern Dist. N.Y.
Ballard v. NYC and Corizon
39 y.o. mentally ill man denied medication and treatment for mental illness and diabetes died in jail.
Henry v. Hess
Officers responding to bar fight tapped on car window, and driver started to drive away; officer stepped in front of car and shot him, assuming victim had tried to run him over; survived by parents.
Ryan v . Armor Correctional Health Services
Jail medical company failed to provide adequate care to drug-addicted Iraq War veteran with PTSD, who hanged himself in the Nassau County Jail. Survived by mother and brother. Jury assessed $890,000 compensatory damages and $7M punitives against medical provider; civil rights attorneys fees not included in verdict and awarded after trial.