All police officers take an oath to protect and serve the citizens they represent yet within the last few years, incidents of police brutality have skyrocketed. Can the police just get away with violating a citizens civil rights? The law protects all citizens, including people accused or convicted of crimes, from violence at the hands of the police. The attorneys at Moss & Colella, P.C. provide strong representation to victims of police brutality throughout Michigan, including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
Some Americans fear being accused of a crime they did not commit because of racial profiling, class stereotypes, or other forms of discrimination. In July 2015, The Washington Post reported that 1 in 25 defendants sentenced to death are innocent. Organizations like the “Innocence Project”, founded in 1992, began DNA testing defendants to prove they were not guilty of the crime they were imprisoned for. This organization has improved the judicial system, but there are more options for the wrongfully accused.
Have you or a loved one faced discrimination or harassment in the workplace? Michigan has a history of strong organized labor, state and federal laws they often tend to work only in favor of the employer. The law requires victims of discrimination and harassment in workplace to jump through hoops before they can bring a lawsuit to enforce their civil rights. This can pose a serious challenge to employees who have been subject to hostile work environments, wrongful termination, or other adverse employment action.
Our law firm handles all types of civil rights cases for people in Detroit and throughout Michigan. Time and time again, we see that these cases are caused by negligence, racism, abuse, and simply carelessness of our fellow Americans. No matter what caused a civil rights case we can get to the bottom of it. Our team of lawyers, investigators and experts are here to help you build a strong case designed to get results. If you or a loved one has been a victim of discrimination, police brutality, or any other form of civil rights discrimination, we are ready to go to work for you. Our sympathetic lawyers are on your side.
We have obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients. The damage awards we have obtained are a result of hard, exhaustive work on behalf of the lawyers who are fighting for their client. We known what it takes to obtain the compensation you deserve. We take pride in the fact our success has led to recognition.
In fact, when other lawyers have a heavy work load, the cases are particularly complicated or unique or they aren’t comfortable taking a case to trial, these attorneys send their cases to us.
The evolution of civil rights in America has a long and storied history comprehensively chronicled by the media and independent authors alike. The legal system has been the instrument by which civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela have waged war on discrimination and inequality.
Detroit has its own unique civil rights history, one marred with riots, white flight, civil disturbance and segregation. While progress has been made, the struggle exists for those impoverished by bigotry, racism and oppression. The Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) was created in 1965 in an effort to prevent discrimination through educational programs and promotion of voluntary compliance. The MDCR is the state agency empowered to investigate claims of harassment and discrimination. Under state and federal law, the protected members of our citizenry may not be discriminated against in education, employments, housing or public accommodation on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, age, gender, national origin or disabilities. Unfortunately, despite measurable advancements – – our society is replete with intolerance, racism, bigotry and unconscionable views of minorities. It is these views and underlying mindsets that shape and perpetrate discriminatory conduct.
David Moss and Vince Colella have been at the forefront of civil rights litigation in Michigan for more than 20 years. The firm was established on the principles of equality and justice for all. While other firms shy away from difficult and politically incorrect cases, the Civil Rights attorneys of Moss & Colella have stood up and for the impoverished, disenfranchised, abused and homeless.
The attorneys at Moss & Colella are widely recognized as Detroit’s Civil Rights Law Firm for the following forms of discrimination
Officers were called to the home of a man suspected of an overdose. The man refused medical care. Officers at the scene became verbally aggressive in their commands, prompting the man to physically resist their attempts to transport him to a hospital. The officers allege that the man threw a karate style kick and began to choke one of the officers while the other fired his weapon at the man in defense of his fellow officer. As a result, the man suffered a gun-shot wound to the abdomen and nerve damage in his leg. The defense offered $5,000.00 prior to trial. Jury Verdict:
At a national restaurant chain, a female kitchen staff employee was a victim of sexual harassment. This harassment ultimately forced her to quit her job when the employer failed to take the necessary measures to stop this harassment. The verdict was:
Death & Negligence should never be used in the same sentence when it comes to talking about our criminal justice system. In this case, failure to properly house a mentally ill inmate, resulted in inmate on inmate assault ultimately leading to an inmate death. The settlement was:
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