April 19, 2011

Paul, Weiss Achieves Settlement in Civil Rights Case

Paul, Weiss recently obtained a settlement for a pro bono client who was denied medical treatment and accommodations for a back injury while incarcerated at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Paul, Weiss took on the representation after the client defeated defendants' summary judgment motion pro se following eight years of litigation. Paul, Weiss successfully argued that discovery be reopened and obtained depositions of key witnesses, including a corrections officer and a medical administrator, as well as the production of necessary medical documents. After negotiations with the New York Attorney General's Office, the government and multiple corrections employees agreed to pay the client a favorable settlement to settle his claims. The Paul, Weiss team included litigation partner Aidan Synnott, associates Joshua Andrix and Jennifer K. Vakiener; staff attorneys Harley Michah Haberman and Tanya L. Leach, and paralegals Lissette A. Duran and Monica Kelly.