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Stark County jury delivers Not Guilty verdict in 45-minutes on five-count, two-felony indictment based on flawed Canton Police investigation

Yesterday a Stark County jury came back in about 45 minutes with a Not Guilty verdict on all five counts, including two felonies, in a case that started with an eight-count, five-felony indictment wherein our client’s baby’s mother was very obviously lying about him to gain leverage in a dispute over custody of their baby. … The Canton Police Department and Stark County Prosecutor Kyle Stone owe our client an apology and more. Unfortunately, the judge-made doctrines of qualified immunity for police and absolute immunity for prosecutors make it extremely difficult for victims of police and prosecutorial abuses to obtain justice and accountability for their injuries. Thankfully there’s a group called The Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity that’s close to securing a statewide ballot initiative whereby Ohio voters will get to decide whether to abolish this harmful doctrine that’s helped turn our “free country” into more of a police state than it’s been in generations.

Pattakos Law Firm argues in Ninth District Court of Appeals over class-action certification of consumer fraud case against KNR law firm

Earlier this week, Attorney Peter Pattakos presented oral argument to the Ninth District Court of Appeals in our class-action fraud case against the KNR law firm and certain of ...

Stark County Court denies summary judgment to attorney Edward Gilbert and his clients in defamation case by former Canton McKinley football coaches falsely accused of anti-Semitism; Jury trial set for March 10

Yesterday, Judge Natalie Haupt of the Stark County Court of Common Please issued an order denying the motion for summary judgment filed by attorney Edward Gilbert and his clients, who were ...

Town Tavern owner files defamation lawsuits against 2 over posts alleging mistreatment—Akron Beacon Journal

A prominent Summit County restaurateur is suing two people who he says defamed him in social media posts and ruined his businesses by publicly accusing him of false allegations including ...

Cleveland activist charged with extortion asks court for records from accusers—NPR – WKSU Ideastream

A community activist accused of extorting protection money from two gas stations on Cleveland’s East Side appeared at a contentious hearing Wednesday over access to evidence in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas ...