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Patterson Harkavy reaches $4 million partial settlement for Joseph Sledge's wrongful imprisonment

October 9th, 2017
Patterson Harkavy obtained a $4,000,000 partial settlement for Joseph Sledge, an innocent man who served 37 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Mr. Sledge was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide in 1978. In January of 2015, thanks to… Read More
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Tags: Brad Bannon, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Police Misconduct, Results, Wrongful Conviction

Narendra and Paul file amicus brief with Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in civil rights dispute

September 19th, 2017
In Hunter v. Town of Mocksville, Patterson Harkavy attorneys Narendra Ghosh and Paul Smith co-authored an amicus brief filed in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on behalf of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and the National Association of… Read More
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Tags: Appeals, Briefs, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Fourth Circuit, Narendra Ghosh, NCAJ, Paul Smith

Consent judgement entered in Jones County voting rights lawsuit

August 24th, 2017
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Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, North Carolina, Paul Smith, Results

Superior Court refuses to dismiss Patterson Harkavy's lawsuit challenging constitutionality of special legislative sessions

July 19th, 2017
Yesterday, Superior Court Judge W. Osmond Smith III denied legislative leaders’ motion to dismiss Patterson Harkavy’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the North Carolina General Assembly’s December 2016 special sessions.… Read More
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Tags: Burton Craige, Constitutional Law, Narendra Ghosh, North Carolina, Paul Smith

Federal court rules in favor of labor union, awards Patterson Harkavy attorneys' fees

May 1st, 2017
United States District Judge Terrence Boyle issued an order last Friday finding in favor of Patterson Harkavy’s client, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 465, and ordering the defendant-employer to pay the union’s attor… Read More
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Tags: Attorneys' Fees, Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Results, Unions

Patterson Harkavy files lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of December 2016 special session

April 20th, 2017
Yesterday, Patterson Harkavy filed a lawsuit on behalf of Common Cause and ten North Carolina citizens. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the North Carolina General Assembly’s fourth extra session in December 2016. At the heart of… Read More
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Tags: Burton Craige, Constitutional Law, Narendra Ghosh, North Carolina, Paul Smith

Betton suit receives national coverage in debate over the deadly consequences of police SWAT teams

March 20th, 2017
More than a year ago, Patterson Harkavy filed suit on behalf of Julian Betton, a South Carolina man who was shot nine times in his own home during a police raid. The shooting left Mr. Betton in a coma for six weeks; he is now paralyzed from the waist… Read More
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Tags: Brad Bannon, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Police Brutality, Police Misconduct

Patterson Harkavy files voting rights lawsuit against Jones County

February 13th, 2017
This morning, Patterson Harkavy filed a federal voting-rights lawsuit against Jones County, North Carolina, along with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. Jones County utilizes an R… Read More
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Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, North Carolina, Paul Smith

Duke graduate workers file for union election

November 18th, 2016
Last week, Duke’s graduate student workers took the first step to forming a labor union by filing a recognition petition with the National Labor Relations Board. Patterson Harkavy attorneys Mike Okun, Narendra Ghosh, and Paul Smith represent th… Read More
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Tags: Labor and Employment, Michael Okun, Narendra Ghosh, NLRB, Paul Smith, SEIU, Union Elections, Unions

Willie Grimes wrongful conviction suit settled for $3,250,000

August 26th, 2016
Patterson Harkavy obtained a $3,250,000 settlement for Willie Grimes, an innocent man who served 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In July of 1988, Mr. Grimes was wrongfully convicted of the rape and kidnapping of an elderly woman in… Read More
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Tags: Brad Bannon, Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Personal Injuries, Police Misconduct, Results, Wrongful Conviction
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