Robert Zaytoun and Matt Ballew Interviewed by Media for Record-Setting Jury Verdict.

Attorneys Robert Zaytoun and Matt Ballew were recently interviewed and featured in the news by WRAL regarding the firm's recent $8,325,000 jury verdict in federal court in a police misconduct trial. The published WRAL story and video of the interviews can be seen here: "Jury orders current, former Wake deputies to pay Apex man $8.3M for unlawful arrest." … [Read more...]

Firm Wins Record-Setting $8.235 Million Jury Verdict in Federal Police Misconduct Trial.

We are honored to announced that the a federal jury in New Bern, N.C. on September 25, 2019 returned a unanimous verdict for our client in a police misconduct civil rights trial. The verdict has been reported and is believed to be the largest law enforcement civil rights jury verdict in North Carolina history. The jury found that Wake County Sheriff's deputies violated our client's rights by committing an unlawful search, unlawful arrest, excessive force, unjustified deadly force, and malicious prosecution, all arising from a traffic stop incident occurring in Apex, N.C. in July 2013. Attorneys Robert Zaytoun and Matt Ballew tried the case along with co-counsel. News of the record-setting verdict was widely reported in the media. … [Read more...]

Zaytoun Law Firm in the news for federal police misconduct lawsuit against Harnett County Sheriff’s Office

As part of its ongoing series covering alleged police excessive force and misconduct in Harnett County, North Carolina, the News & Observer reported on a 124-page federal lawsuit filed by Zaytoun Law Firm on behalf of five of the county's residents, including the family of John Livingston, a man killed on his front porch by a Harnett County Sheriff's Deputy. The full News & Observer story can be read by clicking here.  The publicly-filed federal lawsuit can be read by clicking here. … [Read more...]

Zaytoun Law Firm Seeks Public Records from Harnett County Sheriff and District Attorney

Zaytoun Law Firm was in the news after a hearing yesterday in Harnett County Civil Superior Court.  Zaytoun Law Firm, and co-counsel Jesse Jones of Jesse Jones Law PA, are proud to represent the Estate of John Livingston, a Harnett County resident who was killed at his home by a deputy of the Harnett County Sheriff's Office, in addition to representing a number of other good Harnett County citizens who we allege were wrongfully arrested, assaulted and mistreated by the Sheriff's Office. On Monday July 25, 2016, a hearing was held in Harnett County Superior Court about petitions filed by Zaytoun Law Firm to access public records from the incidents of alleged police misconduct and the District Attorney's file materials related to the death … [Read more...]