Civil Rights

The case of Randy Cox attracted headlines globally when the black man was paralyzed from the waist down due to policy brutality from New Haven, Connecticut police. Only after Mr. Crump took the case, did the police terminate the two officers involved in the incident. New Haven’s Mayor and Police Chief have committed to accountability …

We represented a group of employees experiencing racial discrimination in their workplace. Our attorneys secured them a $60M settlement.

George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin when Chauvin attempted to restrain Mr. Floyd by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes. In March of 2021, the city of Minneapolis awarded a $27M settlement to the Floyd family, represented by Attorney Crump and his team.

Breonna Taylor was wrongfully shot and killed during the execution of a “no-knock” warrant at her Louisville, Kentucky home. Attorney Crump and his team secured a $12M settlement to be awarded to Ms. Taylor’s family. This historic settlement is one of the largest payouts for a Black woman killed by police in America. It is …

One of only two African-American patrons in a night club of over two hundred patrons was wrongly accused by the police of starting a fight. When the first officer arrived, the African-American patron defended himself and took the baton from the officer and pushed him to the ground. Subsequently, the night club security and other …

The case of Martin Lee Anderson captured headlines around the world when the 14-year-old teen was killed at a Florida boot camp hours after he arrived. When Mr. Crump took the case, a videotape was uncovered and revealed several camp guards beating the teen to death while a nurse watched. Mr. Crump generated widespread public …