CANTON, Ohio—“The family of Jaemiir McElroy are sickened by the senseless and cruel acts of violence that Jaemiir endured on Saturday. It should not be lost on anyone that after officers attacked him and hospitalized him, they issued charges which find no support in the video. One of those charges, resisting arrest, is not justified … Continued
NEW YORK—In a landmark victory for Chrome users, a unanimous Ninth Circuit panel reinstated a nationwide data privacy class action that challenges Google’s intentional collection of Chrome users’ personal information, including sensitive web browsing information, without their consent. In an August 20 opinion written by Judge Milan D. Smith Jr., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth … Continued
DiCello Levitt welcomes veteran antitrust litigator Geralyn Trujillo to the firm’s New York office, where she joins our nationally recognized Antitrust and Competition Litigation Practice Group as a partner with decades of experience in government service and private practice. “We are thrilled to have Geralyn on our team,” said Greg Asciolla, chair of the Antitrust … Continued
LAKELAND, Fl.—What: A press conference to address police misconduct and the abuse of citizens of Lakeland, Florida. The DiCello Levitt civil rights team and community members speak out on behalf of the following victims: When: June 30 at 2:30pm EST Where: Church of God the Bible Way, 3707 Avenue M NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 … Continued
WASHINGTON—Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (GCE) orchestrated a deceitful racketeering scheme by misleading prospective students about the true cost of doctoral degrees at Grand Canyon University (GCU), according to a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of former students today by DiCello Levitt LLP and Student Defense. From the beginning of 2017 through October 2023, “GCE … Continued
NEW ORLEANS—Media Advisory WHAT: A press conference to announce the filing of a lawsuit on behalf of Mallory Woodfork against the Jefferson Parish Sherrif Joseph P. Lopinto, III, and several of his deputies for killing Calvin Cains, III, by using excessive and unreasonable force. On June 6, 2023, Mr. Cains, an unarmed Black man, was … Continued
BIRMINGHAM—Diandra “Fu” Debrosse, Managing Partner of DiCello Levitt’s Birmingham office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Mass Tort and Civil Rights practice groups, on Wednesday was appointed as Co-Chair of Trial Strategy of the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee in the multidistrict litigation against drug makers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly to pursue damages arising from the severe … Continued
CANTON, Ohio—DiCello Levitt has been retained by the family of Frank E. Tyson, a 53-year-old Black East Canton, Ohio resident, who died last week after being handcuffed and apparently suffocated by police. Echoing the terror of George Floyd’s death, some of Mr. Tyson’s last words were “I can’t breathe,” as police body-cam video shows. In the footage documenting the horrific encounter … Continued
BALTIMORE—Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that the City of Baltimore is taking legal steps to proactively and aggressively address the catastrophic impact the Key Bridge collapse has had on the City of Baltimore and its residents, including the families of the victims, business owners, and longshoremen and other Port workers. The tragedy has resulted not … Continued
