Sierra v. City of New York
Nos. 20-cv-10291 (S.D.N.Y.)
Sierra and Wood arose out of the NYPD’s brutal crackdown on the demonstrations that took place across New York City during the summer of 2020 in response to the murder of George Floyd.
Focused on the NYPD’s violent kettling and assault on hundreds of protesters in the Bronx neighborhood of Mott Haven, the Sierra and Wood cases were successfully consolidated before reaching an unprecedented settlement with the City of New York.
More than 320 people were eligible to receive payments of $21,500 each. The settlement stands as the highest per-person settlement anywhere in the country for a mass arrest class action lawsuit.
The legal team was led by Joshua Moskovitz and Rob Rickner with Michael Spiegel and Ali Frick and Doug Lieb of Kaufman Lieb Lebowitz & Frick, LLP
