For that reason, the city, former police Chief Joel Fitzgerald and Mayor Ed Pawlowski share blame for the violations of Aron’s rights, the suit claims. Attorney Robert Goldman said he and attorney Joshua Karoly are bringing the lawsuit not only to recover damages for Aron’s injuries and suffering, but “for the greater good of the  … Read More

The suit also claims Inanetta’s alleged use of excessive force during Medina-Pena’s May 30, 2015, arrest is part of a pattern of violence and constitutional violations by Iannetta over the course of a decade that has not resulted in discipline by the city, effectively condoning and encouraging his conduct. Read the full story at mcall.com

The suit, filed Monday in federal court in Allentown by attorney Joshua Karoly, alleges Ramos’ experience is the result of a failure by state police to recognize and prevent racial profiling and false prosecution for driving-under-the-influence offenses. “Something went terribly wrong here and my client suffered greatly,” Karoly said. A state police spokesman did not  … Read More

New York man who spent 29 days in jail after police mistook the homemade soap in the trunk of his rental car for cocaine has worked himself into enough of a lather to file a federal civil rights lawsuit. Alexander J. Bernstein, 32, alleges that troopers from the state police barracks at Fogelsville conspired to  … Read More

In Heckman’s suit, his attorney, Joshua Karoly, argues that the incident occurred because Allentown does not properly train police officers and tolerates their misconduct. Specific training on how officers should respond to citizens who video police conduct is needed, the suit states. “The city had knowledge that due to … nationally publicized incidents of its  … Read More

A Northampton County judge is reconsidering whether to release video and audio recordings of the shooting death of a Wilson Borough man by an Easton police officer due to a recent Commonwealth Court decision. About a month ago, Judge Emil Giordano determined the recordings were part of a criminal investigation into the death of Richard  … Read More

Scheuermann’s family is considering filing a federal civil rights lawsuit. Attorney Joshua Karoly subpoenaed the investigative materials on behalf of Scheuermann’s mother, Lois Spaziani, who is the administrator of his estate. But the Pennsylvania State Police objected, saying state law prevents those documents from being turned over to anyone other than another criminal justice agency.  … Read More

Prosecutors later revealed the Palmer officer was firing at the tires of the truck. Josh Karoly, who is representing Scheuermann’s estate in the matter, said they want the recordings to see if a federal civil rights lawsuit against Easton police is warranted. “We need to get the facts … we’ve been roadblocked by the state  … Read More

Calling the case “an absolute tragedy all around,” a judge on Wednesday said she did not believe a Slatington man who had a seizure behind the wheel and caused a fiery crash in Whitehall that killed three people deserved to be punished. Lehigh County Judge Kelly L. Banach said she was “mystified” by the verdict  … Read More