Mari Newman and Andy McNulty have a long and proven record of winning police brutality cases.
De'von Bailey
Mari Newman and co-counsel obtained a $2,900,000 settlement for the family of De’von Bailey, a young Black man who was shot by police as he was running away. In addition to this monetary payment, the City of Colorado Springs committed to meaningful policy changes to avoid future wrongdoing, including additional training to its officers regarding the use of force and implicit bias, maintaining an early intervention program and retaining officer personnel files to help identify and address problem officers, and educating officers regarding community based programs.
Philip White
Mari Newman, Andy McNulty, and co-counsel obtained approximately $1,000,000 on behalf of Philip White, an elderly blind man who was brutalized by Denver police officers while trying to get a bus ride home. Mari and Andy went to trial against Denver and the jury recognized the outrageous conduct of the officers in awarding a $400,000 verdict for his injuries. After court-awarded attorneys fees and interest, the defendants paid nearly $1,000,000 for violating Philip’s civil rights.
Alberto Torres
Mari Newman and Andy McNulty, working with the ACLU of Colorado, obtained a $285,000 settlement for Jamie Alberto Torres Soto, a Latino man who was illegally ordered out of his home and unjustifiably beaten by Aurora Police officers who were called to investigate a noise complaint. Mari and Andy uncovered not only a vicious attack on Alberto but a widespread pattern of racially biased policing in Aurora with little accountability, and they held the officers and Aurora accountable.
Estate of Elijah McClain
Mari Newman and co-counsel obtained a record-breaking $15,000,000 settlement for the Estate of Elijah McClain, an innocent young Black man killed by Aurora police and paramedics. Elijah was murdered for walking home from a convenience store while black.
Recognizing that litigation alone — no matter how successful — will not solve the problem of law enforcement brutality, Mari worked in coalition with lawmakers and the community to amplify this devastating case and enact a sweeping law enforcement accountability law
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Aaron Pennington
Mari Newman and her team obtained a settlement of $575,000 for a man who was subjected to an excessively forceful arrest by University of Colorado police officers. In addition, the University was required to provide additional officer training regarding what constitutes cause for arrest and limitations on the use of force.
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Troy Silva
Mari Newman and her team secured a settlement of $550,000 on behalf of a man who was subjected to excessive force during an arrest by Adams County Sheriff’s deputies. Adams County was also forced to provide its officers with additional annual training regarding their legal obligations on topics including searches and seizures, home entries, the use of K9s, and de-escalation/use of force, in addition to other non-monetary consideration.
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Shataeah Kelly
Aurora police hog-tied Shataeah Kelly and placed her in the back of a patrol car. Unable to use her arms or legs for balance, Ms. Kelly slid off the seat, landing head down on the floor, wedged under the driver’s seat. Despite her pleas that she could not breathe, the officer refused to stop the car and continued to drive for approximately twenty minutes to the station. Mari Newman and her team secured a $250,000 settlement.
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Gerald Schlenker
Mari Newman and co-counsel obtained a $330,000 settlement for Gerald, who was arrested while at home in bed, taken to a hospital, and involuntarily medicated.