Fifth Circuit Overturns District Court Ruling in Wrongful Death & Civil Rights Private Prison Death Case

When Erie Moore Jr. was beaten to death by prison guards in a camera-free hallway at a private Louisiana prison, a team of lawyers including Bailey Glasser partner Leslie Brueckner, then a Senior Attorney at Public Justice, fought for justice on his on behalf of his children by pursuing a forceful and passionate appeal of a federal district court ruling that dismissed civil rights claims and a wrongful death lawsuit against the actors who caused his unnecessary death.

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Bailey Glasser Wins Disability Rights “Elite Trial Lawyer” Award

Bailey & Glasser, LLP has been honored with the Elite Trial Lawyers Award for 2022 in the area of Disability Rights by American Lawyer Media, publisher of The National Law Journal. Bailey & Glasser, LLP was recognized for its tireless advocacy in securing an unprecedented verdict on behalf of two nonverbal minors against a residential care facility. Lead trial counsel Sharon Iskra accepted the honor on behalf of the firm on July 14th at the awards ceremony in NYC, which you can view here. Congratulations to Sharon and the entire trial team including Jonathan Marshall, Sam Hrko, Victor Woods, Patricia Kipnis, and BG paralegal Christy Robinson.

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BG Partner Michael “Mickey” Robb Convinces EPA To Evaluate Whether College Students & Employees Are At An Increased Risk For Exposure To Asbestos

Congratulations to BG partner Michael “Mickey” Robb for convincing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to evaluate college/university students and employees as a group that is at an elevated risk for exposure to cancer-causing asbestos that lingers in aging higher education buildings across the United States.

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Bailey Glasser Wins Multi-Million Dollar Jury Verdict

Bailey & Glasser, LLP won a unanimous jury verdict on behalf of Shonk Land Company on Friday, May 6, 2022. Our team proved that the Defendants in the case committed five separate breaches of Shonk’s contractual rights of first refusal. As a result of those verdicts, Shonk will be restored as the rightful owner of 16,000-plus acres of valuable oil & gas property. In addition, Bailey & Glasser, LLP proved that the Defendants committed an intentional trespass, slandered Shonk’s title, tortiously interfered with Shonk’s rights, and were thereby unjustly enriched. In all, and in addition to its 16,000-plus acres of land, the jury awarded Shonk over $4.1 million in damages.

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