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PetersonDelleCave LLP is a New York City law firm that sues NYPD for civil rights violations. We have been representing victims of police misconduct at the hands of NYPD since 2009. PetersonDelleCave LLP sues NYPD when cops have either lied in order to secure an arrest (false arrest) and prosecution (malicious prosecution), or when cops have beaten up our clients (excessive force). We also sue NYC Department of Corrections for civil rights violations against inmates on Rikers Island.
Our attorneys are experienced and have obtained favorable results for our clients in hundred of lawsuits against NYPD filed in all five New York City boroughs: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island. We fight for our clients every step of the way, and pledge to treat you with the respect and dignity you deserve as we guide you through the legal process.
PetersonDelleCave is hard working and thorough in all stages of the legal process and only accepts clients who have been damaged by a clear civil rights violation.
Police brutality, malicious prosecutions and false arrests happen every day throughout the five boroughs of New York City. Several cases of NYPD misconduct have received national media coverage over the years, but thousands of cases just like them are investigated every year in New York City alone. The City typically spends between $500 million and $600 million yearly on legal settlements, almost 99% of which goes to people who have suffered personal injuries for which the City is deemed responsible. If you are a victim of excessive force, false arrest, or malicious prosecution by the New York City Police Department, you need an experienced New York City police misconduct lawyer to help you assert your rights so that you can receive compensation for the injuries, loss of freedom and emotional distress you have endured at the hands of the NYPD.
We invite you to fill out the form below for a free consultation about your case, or to call us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at our office in Manhattan’s historic Woolworth Building, at (212) 240-9075. We keep all our clients’ information strictly confidential, and we will never share your information with any third party.
Did you know that in 2017 the Civilian Complaint Review Board ("CCRB"), an independent organization that investigates allegations of police officer misconduct, received 4,487 complaints in total – a slight increase from the 4,285 complaints in 2016. This is the first annual increase since 2009?
Did you know that in 2017 following a 9-year decline, the number of allegations of improper stops, questions and frisks/ “stop and frisks” rose from 871 to 901?
Did you know that there were 2,991 allegations of excessive force (whether use of physical bodily force, use of a gun, pepper spray, or handcuffs being too tight etc.) in 2017?
Did you know that in 2017 a half of alleged victims (50%) were black, 26 % Hispanic, 15 % white?
Did you know that in 2017 there were 1,164 allegations of improper search and entry, an increase from 1032 in 2016.
Did you know that in 2017 there were 661 allegations of improper vehicle stops, up from 537 in 2016?
Did you know that in 2017 NYPD imposed discipline on officers in 73% of the cases where the CCRB recommended it, but only 42% of the time did the discipline correspond to the type suggested by the CCRB?
New York City Civil Rights News: NYPD & NYC DOC - Excessive Force & False Arrests
- O'Neil Out, Shea In as NYPD Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill stepped down from his duties as Police Commissioner of New York City on November 4, 2019. Over the course of O’Neill’s tenure as Police Commissioner...
- Daniel Pantaleo, NYPD Cop who Placed Eric Garner in an Illegal Chokehold Which Caused his Death, is Fired Eric Garner’s dying words, “I can’t breathe” has become a resounding symbol of racial impropriety faced by countless minority communities...
- Accountability for NYPD Officers As made clear by the NY Times, regarding the disciplinary hearing for NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo: this is an important moment for Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, who must ultimately decide whether to discipline Pantaleo for his actions relating to Eric Garner’s death...
- Eric Garner's Disciplinary Hearing Brings Up More Problems For NYPD New details have emerged relating to the death of Eric Garner at the hands of a NYPD officer during the disciplinary hearing brought by the Civilian Complaint Review Board (“CCRB”) for Officer Daniel Pantaleo...
- Cop Killings & Cover Ups Make National Headlines In October 2014, Laquan McDonald, a 17 year old African American living in Chicago, was killed by Police Officer Van Dyke, who claimed that Laquan was in possession of a three inch knife and was acting in a threatening manner...
- Excessive Force & NYPD The New York Post published a video recently showing two African American men being beaten by NYPD officers. The situation arose when the NYPD officers asked the two men,...
- New York City Attempts Law Enforcement Reforms: Reduce the Number of Defendants Held on $1 Bail, and Hold NYPD Officers Accountable Due to countless communication breakdowns over “$1.00 bail”, compounded by the “Blue Wall of Silence” which protects the identity of offending officers…
- NYPD Considering Employing Drones – Crime Detection or Invasion of Privacy? As per the New York Times, the NYPD divulged plans to deploy fourteen drones and train twenty-nine police officers to operate the devices in December of 2018...
- NYPD Body Cameras: Officer Safety v. Valuable Independent Evidence The decision by NYPD to recall 2,990 of its Vievu LE-5s, a body camera that features a lithium-ion battery with over twelve hours of recording time is being challenged by recent cases where NYPD…
- Laquan McDonald – The Troublesome Relationship Between African Americans & The Chicago Police Department Per the New York Times and Chicago Tribune, the disdain over Chicago police officers’ treatment of African American residents has created a smog of sadness within Illinois, particularly over the shooting of Laquan McDonald...
- Corruption & Race Scandals Plague NYPDCorruption and Race-Based Scandals Continue to Plague NYPD – NYPD Cops Help Run Brothels in Brooklyn and Queens. Nightclub Owner Alleges NYPD ‘Arrested Him For Being Black’. A recent New York Law Journal article highlights a lawsuit brought by an African American physician which alleges that he ‘was arrested for being black.’…
- National Incidents Highlight Use of Excessive Force and Racism Amongst Cops in AmericaSeveral incidents have once again highlighted the issue of excessive force and racism amongst cops. In Indiana an African American Law Professor, Kevin Brown, who was arrested during a traffic stop is filing a Civil Rights Suit, according to the New York Law Journal...
- Lawsuits Highlight Abusive & Improper Searches at NYC Rikers Jail Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against New York City correctional officers for carrying out improper and abusive searches, reported the New York Times in April...
- NYPD Surveillance of MuslimsNYPD’s surveillance of constitutionally protected groups based upon racial-profiling has decreased since settlement-mandated reforms, according to a new report published in June. The report, authored by Stephen Robinson, a former judge in the Southern District of New York ...
- NYPD Officer Fatally Shoots a Man Holding a Pipe Raising the Nationwide Issue of the Police's Use of Excessive ForceA mentally ill man brandishing a silver pipe was shot dead by police in Brooklyn this April. Saheed Vassell was known locally as a troubled but harmless man who could often be seen doing chores in local stores or begging for change outside the nearest subway station....
