Tom Bane Civil Rights Act

Burke Civil Rights Litigation Team Secures Defense Verdict for the City of Los Angeles

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Friday, October 6, 2023
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A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Litigation team representing the City of Los Angeles and LAPD officer Brandon Purece secured a high profile defense jury verdict in a Los Angeles Superior Court civil rights action (Bradley Steyn v. City of Los Angeles, et al., 20STCV34657).

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  • A Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP Litigation team representing the City of Los Angeles and LAPD officer Brandon Purece secured a high profile defense jury verdict in a Los Angeles Superior Court civil rights action (Bradley Steyn v. City of Los Angeles, et al., 20STCV34657).
  • Burke partner Brian S. Ginter led the Burke defense team, which included partner Charles E. Slyngstad , associate attorney Kyle Anne Piasecki , and paralegal Phil Paley.
  • Ginter opined, “A jury accurately and fairly determined that Officer Purece used reasonable force and did not violate Mr. Steyn’s rights.
  • Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP is a California limited liability law partnership with 161 member attorneys.

$30 Million Race Discrimination Suit Filed Against Kraft Heinz by Sanford Heisler Sharp on Behalf of Former Employees

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Thursday, August 19, 2021
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Ultimately, according to the Complaint, Kraft Heinz forced Horn, Aytman, and Hooker out of work, illegally terminating their employment.

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  • Ultimately, according to the Complaint, Kraft Heinz forced Horn, Aytman, and Hooker out of work, illegally terminating their employment.
  • Sanford Heisler Sharp focuses on employment discrimination, wage and hour, whistleblower, criminal/sexual violence, and financial services matters.
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California Bill to Amend the “Bane Act” Will be One of the Most Powerful Law Enforcement Reforms in 2021

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Thursday, April 22, 2021
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b"OAKLAND, Calif., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code section 52.1, is California\xe2\x80\x99s most broadly applicable civil rights law \xe2\x80\x93 the state counterpart to the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.

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  • b"OAKLAND, Calif., April 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Tom Bane Civil Rights Act, California Civil Code section 52.1, is California\xe2\x80\x99s most broadly applicable civil rights law \xe2\x80\x93 the state counterpart to the Federal Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.
  • The Bane Act forbids people from interfering with a person's constitutional rights by threat, intimidation, or coercion.
  • Importantly, qualified immunity, which undermines access to civil justice in so many federal claims, does not apply to violations of the Bane Act.
  • Unfortunately, as the federal civil rights act has come under sustained attack, so too has the Bane Act, leaving it inadequate redress many civil rights violations.