The Sams Law Firm

01/20/2022

Today there was a $490 Million settlement reached between the University of Michigan and former varsity athletes to compensate them for sexual assaults committed by Dr. Robert Anderson.

The law firm of Wright & Schulte represents many of the athletes. We are proud to have assisted Wright & Schulte in presenting their claims.

10/10/2017

During the past sixty days, we have secured over $4 million in settlements for our clients. We are grateful to our clients for putting their trust in us.

04/12/2017

You know you have a happy client when she brings a dozen mixed Krispy Kremes to pick up her settlement check.

11/24/2016

Wishing a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday to all.

09/20/2016

Donald Trump doesn't have a problem with lawyers. He has a problem with poor people having lawyers.

In a speech on Monday, Donald Trump expressed his displeasure that Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in the recent New York City bombings, will receive th ...

03/18/2016

We support Justice Garland's nomination for the Supreme Court of the United States. He is eminently qualified and his integrity, both personal and judicial, is beyond reproach. It demonstrates utmost disregard for the American people that the Senate has refused to consider the honorable Justice's nomination. These Senators are disregarding their constitutional duty to consider and vote on this nominee. If these Senators are no longer willing to meet their constitutional obligations, they should resign.

02/22/2016

Interesting commentary on the FBI's attempts to make Apple devise a program to hack into its own phone.

This week's order by a federal magistrate judge requiring Apple to engineer new security flaws in its iPhone software operating system has prompted widespread and

02/19/2016

The recent death of Justice Scalia leaves open a critical seat on the Supreme Court. It's irresponsible to punt the nomination a year until the next President takes office. Here's an idea: Nominate a moderate who will actually consider the law and take both sides of each issue into account before taking a position on a case.

A moderate would best serve the country's interests in the long run.

10/12/2015

The Sams Law Firm Sues DeKalb County and Two Police Officers for Shooting an Unarmed Teen Who Skipped School, had his Hands in the Air, and did Not Resist Arrest.

We take seriously the Constitution and the rights it protects. We support responsible law enforcement and our friends in blue, but we take action when the police go too far and fail to police themselves.

We have filed suit against DeKalb County and several officers based on the shooting of an unarmed 16 year-old who had his hands in the air when he was shot. He had skipped school. The officer had no idea who he was but thought he just MIGHT be a home invasion suspect. The officer, who had a K-9 unit and multiple other officers as back-up, made a number of blunders and poor choices in the situation that directly led to him shooting Marquez even though Marquez was unarmed, made no sudden or threatening moves, and did exactly what he was told to do. The shooting permanently injured Marquez's right arm and hand.

The DeKalb County Police Department found the shooting was preventable and the officer was negligent for shooting Marquez. The punishment? The officer was suspended for only 8 hours and his suspension was delayed over a month until Christmas Eve. Giving an officer Christmas Eve off work with his family for using lethal force against an unarmed boy sends a clear signal to all DeKalb County police officers, to Marquez Redden, and to the citizens of DeKalb County; the police department does not value the lives of the citizens it vows to protect.

A police officer who doesn't understand how to make an arrest or when to use his sidearm presents a danger to the entire community. This problem affects everyone in DeKalb County, not just Marquez Redden.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/unarmed-teen-accidentally-shot-dekalb-police-files/nnzjN/

An unarmed teenager, who Dekalb County police say was accidentally shot by an officer, filed a lawsuit against the county.