Civil Rights

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 …

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 …

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.

Randy Cox, a 36-year-old man, was paralyzed from the chest down in June 2022 after being transported in a New Haven police van without seat belts; during the ride, the driver braked suddenly, causing Cox to be thrown headfirst into a metal partition. AP News. The case scrutinized the police department’s duty of care and the …

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

Botham Jean, a 26-year-old accountant, was tragically shot and killed in his own apartment in 2018 by off-duty Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who claimed she mistook his apartment for her own. The case focused on accountability for the wrongful death and the impact on his family. A jury recently awarded Jean’s family $98.65 million …

Black farmers, historically discriminated against in USDA loan programs, reached a $2.2 billion settlement under the Inflation Reduction Act to address these injustices. Attorney Ben Crump, advocating for the farmers, emphasized this as a vital step toward correcting systemic inequities. Thousands of farmers will receive compensation, marking a historic win for justice in agriculture.