NOTABLE CIVIL RIGHTS CASES
Craighead v. Lee
$400,000 settlement—the largest settlement ever paid by the City of St. Paul in a civil rights case—for the children of a good Samaritan killed by a St. Paul Police Officer. Read Star Tribune article.
Doe v. Municipality
Injunction obtained preventing a municipality’s police officers from unreasonably violating the privacy rights of a compliant low level sex offender.
J.B. v. Douglas County
$225,000 settlement for client against jail medical staff who failed to address appendicitis. Read Star Tribune article.
J.T. v. Olmstead County
$155,000 settlement for female inmate sexually assaulted by jailer.
K.D. v. Dodge County
$150,000 settlement for woman sexually assaulted by police officer.
O.W. v. City of Minneapolis
$150,000 settlement for client who was wrongfully shot in leg by police officer.
CIVIL RIGHTS
Few things are worse than when those sworn to uphold the law break it. If this has happened to you, Goetz & Eckland is there to protect your rights and vindicate your wrong. For nearly two decades, our lawyers have been “fighting city hall” for clients beaten, shot, or falsely arrested by police officers; clients abused, assaulted, or denied obviously necessary medical care by jailers or prison officials; and other clients who have been deprived of their constitutional rights by government officials.
Civil rights cases are complex, expensive, and hard fought. Defendants often claim immunity. Our lawyers have been able to convince judges to reject these claims. Our civil rights team has tried many civil rights cases in state and federal courts. We know what it takes to win these challenging cases.
