Erickson & Oppenheimer, Ltd. In The News
We are regularly featured in news coverage regarding our representation of victims of civil abuse. Below you can find links and information about a few of our previous notable cases and successes.
Ronald Johnson
Read more about our work with the family of Ronald Johnson III, who was shot in the back five times as he fled from police officers. He was unarmed. Our work helped release the dashcam video showing the tragic death of this police shooting victim.
- http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/07/us/chicago-police-shooting-ronald-johnson/index.html
- http://www.cnn.com/videos/justice/2015/12/07/ronald-johnson-chicago-police-shooting-investigation-michael-oppenheimer-sot.wbbm/video/playlists/ronald-johnson-police-shooting/
- http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/02/us/chicago-police-shooting-ronald-johnson-officer-george-hernandez-investigation/index.html
- http://abc7chicago.com/news/no-charges-in-ronald-johnson-police-shooting/1147121/
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ronald-johnson-mother-sanction-request-met-20151222-story.html
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ronald-johnson-video-20151207-story.html
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ronald-johnson-mother-sanction-request-dropped-20151223-story.html
- http://wgntv.com/2015/12/01/johnson-family-calling-for-release-of-dash-cam-video-in-sons-death/
- http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/12/07/prosecutor-declines-to-charge-chicago-officer-in-2nd-fatal-police-shooting.html
- http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/12/07/prosecutors-wont-charge-officer-who-shot-ronald-johnson-video-of-shooting-released/
- http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/12/01/mother-of-ronald-johnson-killed-by-police-in-2014-wants-dashcam-video-released/
- http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/56196905-story
- http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/States-Attorney-to-Reveal-Results-of-Investigation-Into-Another-Fatal-Police-Shooting-360800261.html
- http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Attorney-for-Ronald-Johnsons-Family-This-Was-a-Cover-Up-From-the-Beginning-360836971.html
- http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Dashcam-Video-Showing-2nd-Police-Shooting-Could-Be-Released-Monday-360810411.html
- http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/rahm-emanuel-buckles-new-police-shooting-video-family-alleges-cover
Paul O’Neal
Paul O’Neall was an 18 year-old unarmed man who was shot by the police in the back.
- https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160805/south-shore/paul-oneal-video-shocking-disturbing-police-review-authority-says
- http://chicagoist.com/2016/08/12/trevor_noah_reminds_distractible_me.php
- http://abcnews.go.com/US/chicago-police-release-videos-shooting-incident-unarmed-black/story?id=41141154
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66pr23xUKZc
- http://abc7chicago.com/archive/9412449/
- http://fox4kc.com/2016/08/05/police-release-video-tied-to-fatal-shooting-of-paul-oneal-18-after-car-chase/
- http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/09/chicago-gangs-reportedly-plotting-to-shoot-cops-in-response-to-teens-death.html
The “Dixmoor 5”
In a case that received significant press coverage, five men (or boys – they were only 14 and 16 at the time they were convicted) falsely accused of murder and rape were ultimately cleared by DNA evidence. We helped obtain a $40 million settlement in the case.
- http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/06/25/dixmoor-5-settle-lawsuit-against-state-police-for-40m/
- http://abc7chicago.com/news/dixmoor-5-attorneys-speak-after-$40m-settlement/140208/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIk1bN1M6eM
- http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/true-crime-with-aphrodite-jones/videos/a-murder-in-dixmoor/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixmoor_5
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dixmoor-five-arrest-met-20160831-story.html
- http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dixmoor-five-cateresa-matthews-willie-randolph/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/the-latest-man-accused-in-1991-killing-denied-bond/2016/09/01/286c6456-70a3-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html
Other Notable Civil Cases And Press Coverage
- http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-richard-fiorito-accused-false-dui-arrest-target-gay-63616402.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSo_9Xo_78E
- http://abc7chicago.com/archive/9412449/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIk1bN1M6eM
- http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-03-26/news/ct-met-minority-fraud-trial-20130327_1_minority-status-minority-business-minority-owned-businesses
- http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-10/news/ct-met-cop-raid-verdict-0811-20120811_1_informant-chicago-cop-search-warrant
- http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-08-22/news/ct-met-dui-cop-lawsuit-20120822_1_officer-richard-fiorito-dui-arrests-dui-charge
- http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=264141&src=110
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-071205cops-htmlstory-htmlstory.html
- http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=116435
- http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=116435
- http://prev.dailyherald.com/story/?id=189686
- http://abc7chicago.com/archive/9412449/
- http://abc7chicago.com/archive/9335493/
- http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/30/chicago-police-illegal-strip-search_n_4695436.html?utm_hp_ref=chicago
- http://wgntv.com/2014/01/30/suit-claims-8-cpd-officers-performed-illegal-strip-searches/
- http://www.blacklegalissues.com/Article_Details.ASPX?ARTCLID=c4f12759e2
- http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-juvenile-detention-employee-charged-20141002-story.html