In a front-page story, The Buffalo News recently reported on a lawsuit, which was filed by attorney Melissa Wischerath, on behalf of the family of a victim of domestic violence.
The victim in this matter texted 911, for police protection during a domestic violence incident. Police entered the victim’s Buffalo apartment four days after she contacted 911, where they found her dead from the domestic violence assault.
A lawsuit was filed against the City of Buffalo, Erie County, and Erie County Central Police Service. The defendants in the lawsuit are accused of wrongful death, civil rights violations, and negligence.
Victim’s Exchange with 911 and Police Response Time
The victim sent a series of text messages to 911 in the early morning of August 3, 2023. The texts pleaded for police to respond during a domestic violence incident. At 5:16 AM, 30 minutes after the victim’s first message to 911, a 911 call-taker responded that the police were at the victim’s apartment. However, the police did not actually arrive to the victim’s apartment building until 6:00 AM. The lawsuit alleges that when the police arrived, they did not enter the apartment building or knock on the victim’s apartment door.
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Attorney Richard P. Weisbeck, Jr. recently obtained a $2.9 million settlement on behalf of his client, who nearly died while in police custody. The defendants in this lawsuit included the City of Buffalo, the Buffalo Police Department, Regal Cinemas, and American Medical Response ambulance company.
In a front-page story, The Buffalo News published an in-depth report on Noah Giusiana, the victim in this case who suffered a life-threatening brain injury as the result of being slammed onto a sidewalk by a Regal Cinema security officer.
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Several media outlets have reported on a lawsuit, which was recently filed by attorneys from Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, on behalf of the estate of Sean Riordan.
As detailed in a press release issued by Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, Mr. Riordan died on his 30th birthday due to lack of adequate medical attention, care, and treatment while he was in the care and custody of Erie County, the Sheriff, and the Erie County Sheriff’s Department.
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