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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

Proposed Ethics Rules would help Right Wrongful Convictions

February 15th, 2017
Patterson Harkavy attorney Brad Bannon, who is serving his third year as an advisory member on the North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee, recently revived discussions in the Committee about proposed ethics rules that would require prosecutors to… Read More
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Tags: Brad Bannon, Ethics, NC State Bar, NC Supreme Court, Wrongful Conviction

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

Attorney Brad Bannon joins Patterson Harkavy

July 11th, 2016
Patterson Harkavy is pleased to announce that Bradley J. Bannon has joined the firm as a partner. Brad practiced for 20 years at Cheshire Parker Schnieder & Bryan, focusing on criminal trial defense and appeals, as well as professional licensing… Read More
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Court denies motion to dismiss Joseph Sledge's wrongful conviction suit

June 29th, 2016
Last year, Patterson Harkavy filed suit on behalf of Joseph Sledge, a man who served 37 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. The suit alleged that Mr. Sledge was wrongfully convicted because officers with the Bladen County Sheriff’s Of… Read More
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Tags: Burton Craige, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Exoneration, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Police Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction

Patterson Harkavy files amicus brief in "ag-gag" litigation on behalf of professors Erwin Chemerinsky, Jack Preis

May 31st, 2016
Last year, North Carolina enacted an “Ag-gag” bill aimed to silence whistle-blowers across the state. The bill creates criminal penalties that make it nearly impossible for citizens to legally gather evidence of workplace wrongdoing. It a… Read More
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Tags: Briefs, Constitutional Law, First Amendment

Victory: North Carolina Supreme Court rules tenure repeal unconstitutional

April 15th, 2016
Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously held that the General Assembly’s 2013 repeal of teacher tenure violated teachers’ rights under the United States Constitution. The ruling restores the rights of teachers who earned tenure before… Read More
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Categories: Results, Uncategorized
Tags: Constitutional Law, empl, Labor and Employment, Public Education, Results, Tenure

Court denies motion to dismiss First Amendment claim against sheriff's office

February 18th, 2016
Last year, Patterson Harkavy filed federal suit against the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office on behalf of former deputy sheriff Jeffrey Randleman. The suit alleges that Mr. Randleman was fired for testifying truthfully about alleged racial prof… Read More
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Tags: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor and Employment, Narendra Ghosh, Paul Smith, Retaliation
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