Colleen Long

June 15, 2010 | New York Law Journal

By Colleen LongThe Associated Press

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May 19, 2011 | Law.com

A sea of cameras captured a rumpled, handcuffed, angry-looking Dominique Strauss-Kahn as plainclothes detectives took the International Monetary Fund head from a police precinct to court. The images weren't unusual for a high-profile criminal case in the U.S., but in his French homeland, they'd be illegal.

By Colleen Long

6 minute read

October 15, 2010 | Law.com

Nearly $1 billion has been paid over the past decade to resolve claims against the New York Police Department, the nation's largest. The total spending outstrips that of other U.S. cities, with payouts covering everything from brutality cases to patrol-car wrecks, including settlements and trial awards. Taxpayers foot the bill. Some police officers have been sued again and again, including one officer who has faced at least seven excessive force and brutality claims. Some law firms have made it their primary business to sue the city.

By Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz

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